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Her454
07-16-2007, 08:22 AM
A guy who lives at Lake Conroe (50 miles north of Houston ) saw a ball bouncing around kind of strangely in the lake and went to investigate.
It turned out to be a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a basketball which became stuck in its mouth!!
The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive, but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface. The guy tried numerous times to get the ball out, but was unsuccessful. He finally had his wife cut the ball in order to deflate it and release the hungry catfish
You probably wouldn't have believed this,
if you hadn't seen the following pictures...
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/139catfish1.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/139catfish2.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/139catfish3.jpg
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/139catfish4.jpg

Devilman
07-16-2007, 08:30 AM
Guess they didn't get any pics after throwin him on the grill? :D

Magic34
07-16-2007, 08:30 AM
That's nuts. I have a guy who works for me that lives on Lake Conroe. I'm going to ask him if he's been fishin with basketballs.

Havasu Luvr
07-16-2007, 08:40 AM
I have an opportunity to relocate to Houston and have been looking at condo's on Lake Conroe with slips..... I do not like the look of that water>>>>>hmmmmm?

BoneDaddy
07-16-2007, 08:40 AM
Salmon eggs, basket balls. Same difference...
Good bait!
:D

Old Texan
07-16-2007, 09:41 AM
I have an opportunity to relocate to Houston and have been looking at condo's on Lake Conroe with slips..... I do not like the look of that water>>>>>hmmmmm?
Conroe and all the local lakes are high and off color due to the heavy rains since early June.

uvindex
07-16-2007, 09:43 AM
I have an opportunity to relocate to Houston and have been looking at condo's on Lake Conroe with slips..... I do not like the look of that water>>>>>hmmmmm?Fortunately for you, the pics are not from Lake Conroe in Texas but from Sandalwood Lake in Kansas (according to Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp)). :)

kraig
07-16-2007, 10:15 AM
Nope, this happened in Wichita KS. About 2 yrs ago. A little fishin pond in
a back yard in west Wichita. Sorry to burst thy bubble.:)

Dave C
07-16-2007, 10:23 AM
proves those damn fish eat anything..... and what is even more amazing is that people still want to eat that fish..... :eek:

Her454
07-16-2007, 11:43 AM
Fortunately for you, the pics are not from Lake Conroe in Texas but from Sandalwood Lake in Kansas (according to Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp)). :)
Shame on me for not checking Snopes first but the pics threw me off guard.:D

My Man's Sportin' Wood
07-16-2007, 01:00 PM
Just the same! Trying to eat a basketball? Don't swim nekked in that pond!
Reminds me that a couple of weeks ago, fishing with my boy and a trout bypassed his bait and tried to eat his bobber. We thought that was pretty good. I'll have to show him these pics.

Tom Brown
07-16-2007, 01:15 PM
Don't swim nekked in that pond!
The catfish in my neck of the woods don't have teeth. I wonder if I could coax a couple of small catfish to attach onto my balls. http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/idea_2.gif
..... prolly get a lot of questions about all the wiggling in my pants.

Dave C
07-16-2007, 01:34 PM
not that I've checked into it but I hear thats available at some of the finer fetish stores downtown......:eek: I heard it was an option to the proverbial "gerbil"
The catfish in my neck of the woods don't have teeth. I wonder if I could coax a couple of small catfish to attach onto my balls. http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/idea_2.gif
..... prolly get a lot of questions about all the wiggling in my pants.

MRS FLYIN VEE
07-16-2007, 01:37 PM
The catfish in my neck of the woods don't have teeth. I wonder if I could coax a couple of small catfish to attach onto my balls. http://www.***boat.com/ubb/graemlins/idea_2.gif
..... prolly get a lot of questions about all the wiggling in my pants.
try TCN's pool suction..:D :D