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MineralMan

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5. I used to fish for catfish in downtown St. Paul, MN

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 18, 2022, 07:59 PM

Nov 2022

Biggest I ever caught weighed 35 lb. One day, though, I had a bite on cut bait. I set the hook, and whatever was on the end if my line took off and stripped all the line on my reel. Don't know what it was, but it was damned big.

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OK, this is one huge cooter! [View all] Laffy Kat Nov 2022 OP

That's a big one, all right. MineralMan Nov 2022 #1

Amazing. Laffy Kat Nov 2022 #2

I used to fish for catfish in downtown St. Paul, MN MineralMan Nov 2022 #5

That thing is probably older than the combined IQ of all repug Senators added together. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2022 #3

...... Laffy Kat Nov 2022 #6

Omg is that a 🐢 turtle Fullduplexxx Nov 2022 #4

Apparently "cooter" means different things in different parts of the US NickB79 Nov 2022 #7

Yep! newdayneeded Nov 2022 #8