I have heard big catfish/diver stories all off the country from the 395 pound flat head that lived in a sunken school bus in Illinois to the giants that lived in LOP spillway. Just gotta remember if a fisherman starts his tale with "You ain't gonna believe this....." you shouldn't.

The pic. of the Benbrook ones looks real and I believe it....The 67 and 68 pounders that were in the 47 studebaker trunk. The one pulled out by Ft. Worth Firefighters in the 60's. Theory is they had grown up in the trunk....I guess eating stray bluegills.

my grandmas husband used to be a marine biologist and caught a 65 lber years ago, they cut the dorsal fin off and counted the rings, it was 20 years old, and he said it had shown a wierd growth pattern where they had rapid and very minimal growth. he say they have points where they dont stop growing.

65lb...20 years old.....

BDDD dude seriously?

I caught one that did'nt have a dorsal fin once. It was 100 million years old.

they put on 2lbs year one, then the rest depends on food and genetics, did i mention it was a flatty, and like my grandmas husband said they have periods where they keep growing non stop and periods they dont grow at all.

BDD wouldn't you just like to kick there teeth in.

oh and a largemouth thats 20lbs is about 15 years old, think about them apples

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Then why aren't more 20lb bass caught if they grow that quick Stevie?

they didnt get that big by being dumb now did they? the majority either dont get hooked or break the line...if not wrapping you up.

Cmon man think! It's not because they break line and wrap up. It's because they're not there Stevie. How many 20lb bass get landed nationally each year?

This is fail. You don't measure fish age with dorsal fin rings if such things even existed. You measure it via the inner ear bone (otolith) growth rings which requires killing the fish to get to it obviously.

You mean to tell me fish aren't trees?!?

I'm glad this post has been forgotten about.

I would not advise it, but the fastest way to prove the story seems to be a weighted explosive. Yes you will do some jail time ,but you will know if there are any big ones for sure. most likely when you meet buba in jail.

I was standing on the dam at Bucannon once looking down at the lake. From my birds eye view and the clear water I could plainly see 6 or 8 very large cats swimming near the surface. The sad thing is there was some poor soul about 30 yards away fishing hard and not getting a nibble. I thought his luck was just like mine, always 30 yards away from the honey hole. I watched for some time and then left discusted and amazed.

People feed the cats all the time there. You can buy a small bag of fish feed in the dam office to do so. The cats are conditioned to come up for it. It's really cool to watch. There are sure nuff some bigguns. Why I saw on the size of .......aww nevermind.