Interesting visitor while catfishing

Txmedic nailed him one of those things a couple of years ago!!! Dang... I want a monster turtle pic too man!!! Nice!!!

Pretty cool!

Thanks y'all

Thanks y'all

Bet that was a fight was it on rod & reel?

I want nothing more to do with those guys. We used to seine creeks around college station for bait and had more than a few run ins. They are mean, nasty and tell you about it.
Nice catch!

That is a huge turtle! I wonder how old it is?

Holy freakin motherless goat!! Nice pic

That is one old man.

That's pretty a cool catch right there.

Plus #1. Also watch out for those JAWS!

That ain't catfishing. That's fossil hunting.
Love to see those things.

Awesome picture! I saw one that had a shell close to 4' from front to back and told my dad that I would like to catch one and see it up close. Luckily the one that we caught was not as big as the one that we saw. That looks like about a 60+ lb turtle. Great trophy picture. Did you retrieve your hook?

You are braver than I am...I would have cut the line and moved on. I don't even like messing with gars.

Got one of those a few years ago on twok, he was just swimming on the surface and I said we have to catch this thing or no one will believe us lol so had to pull the boat up and grab him by the tail and wrastle him in the boat, needless to say he was pi$$ed!! Grats on the catch!!! Those things are ancient!!

Caught him on a noodle and had to let him have the hook. He was a good 40-50 lbs without a doubt. He hissed like a snake the whole time I messed with him.

YEAH!!!!!!

let me see if i got this right. you want me to get in the water, stick my hand in a hole and feel for a catfish ? NO THANX!

That's a nice one bet he put up a good fight.

That is a giant! Good catch!

You are a good samaritan...I would have let him had the noodle.

Good golly! What kind of turtle is that?

We had quite the run in with them Saturday, doubled on them once and caught another little one later on!

Awesome pics dude!!! Yall we're definately in em...

And I have posted this, but I am pretty darn sure thats what tried to take my leg off in this video. LOL!!!

http://youtu.be/OYrMklfn0jk

I never really knew they got that big. I guess those big ones are pretty rare.
Ole Turtleman got em a good en. Lol! http://youtu.be/UIvWDraj6R4

Crazy trophy pics! Well done

Thanks for the pic.! Hope you let it go. Not as common to see them that size as it was 30 or more yrs ago.

I'm glad you posted this. I was going to ask Layne's permission to show off that turtle. That's the biggest one that I have ever seen out of the water.

that's a big critter for a Ginger!..... G Ginger

Hey , so what lake were ya at Ginger??????????????????????????

caught him right out in front of the water tower. that's all the info you should need, right?

Just pm me the exact location real quiet like. I promise I'll keep it on the lo-lo...

Alligator Snapping Turtle

I snagged one of those things back in the early 80's while fishing for cats on the Mississippi river up in Minnesota. I was fishing with a zebco 808 reel and rod combo with 20lb line. I thought I was snagged on a log until my line began moving upstream. That sucker was huge, at least 50 or 60lbs if not bigger? He had a thick mat of moss growing on his back. That old man was not happy and that's putting mildly. I cut the line after I got him into shallow enough water to take a good look at him. It was a thrill, but scary!

I've heard stories about people killing them for food and finding Indian flintstone arrowheads and civil war musket balls lodged inside them.

a couple of years ago some Mississippi hunters shot and killed a 910 pound alligator. Nine of the wounds on the animal are believed to have been caused by Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket,suggesting that the reptile could have possibly been used as a target for shooting practice by Confederate troops.The huge animal also bore five other bullet wounds from three different calibers of hunting rifles.This unique specimen was estimated to have been 185 years old at the time of its death.



The heaviest ever recorded, weighed in at a staggering 1,011.5 lbs, was pulled out of a river in Alabama in August of last year.

You can see the full article here: http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-hunt...lligators-hide/

I hope you do release them. They are on the endangered species list.

I seen a snapper a couple years ago in a ditch walking upw to the road. Figuring he would be road kill soon I turned the truck around and relocated him to a creek not far away. Guessing it was 20-25lbs. Man,got to respect them for their age and nasty mouth. Seen him once in that creek after that. Makes you happy knowing you may have saved something special and rare. I'm far from a tree hugger but respect nature always. and like dancing bananas

Sabine river full of them.

Those alligator turtles are dangerous. It wouldn't take much to lose a finger or two. Those are the biggest ones I've ever seen. I steer clear of them when i can. It's been a while since I've seen one. thanks for all the pics.

Caught this bad boy in the Trinity in Arlington a few years ago. It was a monster.





That is a size 12 boot in the second pic for reference. We never got it all the way out of the water.

True monster!

Very cool. Thanks for sharing the pics, fellas

No turtles were harmed in the making of that photo. I, on the other hand, almost sustained a hand amputation. He was not happy with me.

Mason thats an alligator snapper!!!!