New paddle fish state record!

[Master Carper]

New record caught at Keystone Lake - 143 pounds!

 

[dennishoddy]

Saw the pics. It's a beast of a fish.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

 

[n423]

Pics of fish if you click on link:

https://www.newson6.com/story/5ecb1...lahoma-fishing-record-broken-at-keystone-lake

 

[druryj]

Dang. Can you imagine seeing that thing looking at you on a night dive? Talk about gettin' "warm in the wetsuit"!

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Dang. Can you imagine seeing that thing looking at you on a night dive? Talk about gettin' "warm in the wetsuit"!

They are filter feeders and eat zooplankton. Divers are safe.

 

[druryj]

They are filter feeders and eat zooplankton. Divers are safe.

Thanks. That makes me feel better, but I still wouldn't wanna see the thing unexpectedly, up close, and underwater. It's safe maybe, but dang ugly.

 

[RickN]

When I was a kid there was a story going around about 2 divers that worked for the government inspecting damns. The story says they dived to check a damn, no idea what lake, and only 1 came back scared out of his mind. Said the other was eaten by a huge catfish living at the base of the damn. I am sure it is just a fish tale but it is possible I guess.

 

[Perplexed]

When I was a kid there was a story going around about 2 divers that worked for the government inspecting damns. The story says they dived to check a damn, no idea what lake, and only 1 came back scared out of his mind. Said the other was eaten by a huge catfish living at the base of the damn. I am sure it is just a fish tale but it is possible I guess.

Most likely, if a diver did die because of a catfish, it was because he got his hand into the catfish’s mouth and the fish got wedged in its lair. The diver then ran out of air or panicked and drowned.

Doubt it was a fish, though. Probably caught in underwater debris.

 

[Aries]

When I was a kid there was a story going around about 2 divers that worked for the government inspecting damns. The story says they dived to check a damn, no idea what lake, and only 1 came back scared out of his mind. Said the other was eaten by a huge catfish living at the base of the damn. I am sure it is just a fish tale but it is possible I guess.

With the exception of one diver being swallowed, that story has been told about a lot of different dams. Usually a guy was diving below the dam, came up as white as a ghost, and described catfish bigger than he was. Probably an urban legend.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cat-o-nine-tales-2/