Monster Cat

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[quote FishinFool53]What ever happened to that supposed new record cat that was caught at Willard last spring? Haven't heard anything on that again.[/quote]

[cool][#0000ff]The fish and the angler were abducted by aliens. When they were returned to earth the fish had shrunk back to its original size...far smaller than a new record.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the MANY years I have been fishing I have lost track of all the wild and wooly tales of huge fish coming from improbably places. These stories almost always start with "I heard about..." or "Someone really reliable said..." etc. The only such revelations I pay attention to are the ones I see in print, accompanied by certified weights and measurements and including pictures that are not visibly photoshopped.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These days we all get deluged with pictures and stories on the Internet...huge sturgeon that were caught in several different waters...huge wels catfish (from Europe) that are passed off as world record flatheads "noodled" from Oklahoma waters, etc. One of my favorites are the pics of the huge northern pike from the Netherlands that also supposedly chomped down on a smaller one. The two pictures in the circulating email are of two different fish, from two different waters. I have received all of these pics multiple times, from fellow email sharers, and the story and sources are different every time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I love a good fish story and have passed along a few myself. But I draw the line when someone expects me to believe something that they just "heerd tell" and then gets all chapped when I respectfully decline to accept it without verifiable proof.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It's all fun and it's all good. [/#0000ff]
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