# Illionis man lands 124-pound catfish **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334 "2005-05-24T21:32:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/21 "2005-05-26T20:04:14Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > I can’t be the only one who thought the guy was baiting catfish with his, umm, noodle… :dubious: > > please, I really can’t be the only one… Heeeeere fishy fishy fishy … YYYEEEEEOOOWWWWW!!! Holy Marymotherofgod I got one!!! Jesussss!!! SOMEONE SHOOT ME!!! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/22 "2005-05-26T20:14:31Z")
Here’s a [picture](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/3198796) of the OP fish. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/23 "2005-05-26T22:31:56Z")
I’m sorry to be the bearer of sad news: [The Cat Fish died](http://espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/2005/0526/2069139.html) I’ve been thinking about why; since it lived in deep water, could having it a tank at sea level made it more difficult for it to extract oxygen from the water? anyway, R.I.P. Mr Big Fish. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/24 "2005-05-26T23:41:58Z")
On the radio this morning they said it was 30 years old. How they come by that age? Hellifiknow, Big fish like that are generally not good eating. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/25 "2005-05-27T01:24:58Z")
But if you finish it, it’s free. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/26 "2005-05-27T05:05:56Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > Here’s a [picture](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/3198796) of the OP fish. That is one FUGLY lookin’ fish. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334/27 "2005-05-27T13:51:43Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > That is one FUGLY lookin’ fish. No…the fish is the one with its mouth OPEN. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illionis-man-lands-124-pound-catfish/305334.md?page=1)