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 State Record Catfish Dies
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12/08/05 11:05 PM
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TxCatfishGuide
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ATHENS, Texas—Splash, former world record blue catfish, died Tuesday at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens at an unknown age.
Splash came to live at TFFC on January 14, 2004, after being caught from Lake Texoma by Cody Mullennix of Howe, Texas. At 121.5 pounds, she was the largest blue catfish ever caught and held that record until a 124-pound fish was caught from the Mississippi River in 2005.
Splash is still the Texas state record blue catfish.
During her time at TFFC, Splash was responsible for a large increase in visitation. She was the star of the daily dive show during which she ate chicken, herring or mackerel from the diver’s hand.
Splash was especially popular with children. On the first anniversary of her arrival at TFFC, nearly 800 people came to see her, and 133 children brought hand-made birthday cards. “You are my idol,” one said. Many others simply said, “I love you.”
Splash will be missed by the staff members of the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center and by untold numbers of people who regarded her as a very special fish. She is survived by thousands of descendants in Lake Texoma.
A life-size replica of Splash is being prepared for display in the record fish area of TFFC, and her skeleton will be preserved for display as well.
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570608
12/08/05 11:46 PM
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wingnut
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570609
12/09/05 01:23 PM
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TexasBlonde
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I posted the news a couple of hours after she died in the fresh water fishing forum. I posted several pictures of her there as well. I really wanted to visit Athens and see her. I really wanted to make the visit at the time the diver was feeding her.
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570610
12/09/05 02:10 PM
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sbursik
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I wonder what she died of? It's a real shame.
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570611
12/09/05 06:39 PM
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myboatisabeater
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I have always wondered how old some of the big catfish I have caught are. Is there any information on estimating the age of catfish?
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570612
12/11/05 04:31 AM
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Mark S
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I feel more like I do now than I did when I first got here!
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570613
12/11/05 05:05 AM
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tart
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seeing how she lived one 11 months year in captivity died from stress and other things animals feel in captivity maybe the tank was just to small
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570614
12/12/05 05:30 PM
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badchade
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This news made me VERY sad.  I'm glad I was able to take my boys down there while she was still swimming. RIP Splash Chad
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570615
12/12/05 06:14 PM
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Brad
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Sad news. At least I got to see her. She was huge!
Another reason I enjoy sunnies, they're pretty 
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570616
12/13/05 08:49 PM
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mikeyboy
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Never had a chance to see her, I will have to settle for the replica when its done.
mikeyboy
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570617
12/28/05 05:31 PM
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Whitney Kevin
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Any idea if wild caught catfish of this size are ever sucessfully kept?
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570618
12/28/05 05:34 PM
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Whitney Kevin
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Re: State Record Catfish Dies
#570619
01/02/06 05:13 AM
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woodrow
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Kevin
She made it just short of 2 years.
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