Beast from Newburgh.

[Moveon]

If one of these grabbed you by the foot it could drag you under the water easily.

I finally got all three pictures above to work for me. That's one huge catfish. I don't swim in the Ohio River anymore and this is just one of the reasons. Did you know that Bull Sharks have swam up the Mississippi River for hundreds of miles? They could easily be swimming in the Ohio River by Evansville, IN or Newburgh, IN. I hate it that sharks can live and survive in fresh waters. Beside the Ohio River is full of chemicals and human feces.

I won't be swimming in the Ohio river around Newburgh.

[SteveM4A1]

If one of these grabbed you by the foot it could drag you under the water easily.

I finally got all three pictures above to work for me. That's one huge catfish. I don't swim in the Ohio River anymore and this is just one of the reasons. Did you know that Bull Sharks have swam up the Mississippi River for hundreds of miles? They could easily be swimming in the Ohio River by Evansville, IN or Newburgh, IN. I hate it that sharks can live and survive in fresh waters. Beside the Ohio River is full of chemicals and human feces.

yea but i still gotta take a dip every now and then

[raporter]

That is a great sportsman.

[redearhoosier]

I had a cousin who was an engineer/underwater welder on one of the Ohio River locks, not sure which one though. He got killed back in the early 80's while trying to repair some welds/structural areas under water, it actually caved in on him. Anyway, he used to tell the family about fish this size that were down there on the very bottom around those locks. He said they were well over one hundred pounds, this is exactly the types of fish he was talking about. He said it was scary to be around those big fish down there and this guy was the ultimate man's man, toughguy.

I would say lots of anglers probably hook up with these size fish but simply lose them. If you're using 50 or 60lb mono out there, which is a popular choice, these bruisers of 100lbs + would easily pop that line. I'd like to know what kind of reel/pole/line setup the ole boy had. He had to play that fish out just right or it's no dice, he loses him. This guy's a MASTER ANGLER!

[SKIPJACK]

Radish

[Moveon]

Just take the dips upstream from the Sewer Outlets. LOL or way down stream from Louisville, KY; Evansville, IN; and all the other major cities that dump raw sewage into the Ohio River and the creeks running into the river during times of excessive rainfall. They do this to protect their sewage treatment plants which can be upset if too much water and sewage flows into them too fast. Therefore they just let the raw sewers bypass the treatment plants.

Remember the West Boggs incident with the paracitic ameobas. Note: I was told that there are homes along the shoreline at West Boggs Lake. You know what that means. Septic Tanks that could leak into the lake. Probably IMHO where the ameoba's might have come from.

yea but i still gotta take a dip every now and then

[fishassasin]

Sad to say the story is fake. But the fish is real. It was caught in 2007 in new madrid,mo. If you look up monster cats on the mississipi river on you tube you will come across the same pics.