We'll need muchos hot sauce, collard greens for this one...

[Drake Tungsten]

Used to watch people do it.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
I seriously doubt that a catfish grows to that size, genetics and all that.

Well, you're wrong. Catfish are known to grow to incredible sizes.

While it's in the realm of legend, many divers working in the Mississippi River have reported seeing catfish the size of Volkswagons.

[DeathByTheSword]

this one is true...it has been in the papers and several internet site news thingies...that i all almost completely trust a little bit...

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
I seriously doubt that a catfish grows to that size, genetics and all that.

You are mistaken about a great many things.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Mekong_Catfish

[Urban Ranger]

Since all the articles link back to the same original source, I await further verifications.

[SlowwHand]

Catfish are dangerous mother****ers. I catch them and I cut the line.

This one, well, explains the shrinking population of water buffalo.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Since all the articles link back to the same original source, I await further verifications.

Skepticism in some things is fine, but you take it to the point of stubborness.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0515_030515_giantcatfish.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/11/photogalleries/giantcatfish/

Going to accuse National Geographic of using faked photos as well?

[Frankychan]

Why are catfish dangerous?

[Ecthy]

they're coming to get us

[chequita guevara]

I'd never go noodling for catfish. Catfish live in the same waters as alligator snapping turtles, and you definately don't want one of those suckers biting your fingers.

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Since all the articles link back to the same original source, I await further verifications.

This is a species of catfish that we're talking about. Not just one. They are harvested regularlyby the people of the Mekong River. (which is one reason why they're nearing extinction.) Sure, there might be only one original source on this particular catch, but you said you doubted in general that catfish can grow to that size, when there's an entire species like it.

[Verto]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I'd never go noodling for catfish. Catfish live in the same waters as alligator snapping turtles, and you definately don't want one of those suckers biting your fingers.

Alligator snapping turtles are actually not as aggressive as the common snapping turtle. Of course, they are larger, and either way I don't plan on sticking my hands into any places they might be hiding in.

Dumb rednecks

[Jaguar]

Oh, I should add that there are other species of giant catfish as well, although none are quite as big.

[SlowwHand]

Catfish will fin your finger nearly off, that's why.
And this one would take an arm.

Shouldn't have told you. Let it be a surprise.

[Drake Tungsten]

Originally posted by Frankychan
Why are catfish dangerous?

Bullheads and Channel cats (the two smallest and most commonly caught catfish in America) have poisonous barbs at the tips of their pectoral fins. The poison isn't strong enough to do anything but cause pain in a human, but stings do hurt like hell. As such, you have to be careful when handling a landed catfish. Even so, I wouldn't call catfish dangerous. Sloww is just a woman...