Most Missourians don’t know our state is home to five species of fish that have the potential to become monster fish. Exaggeration, you say? Not hardly! The fish my friend caught was a blue catfish that tipped the scales at 81 pounds. After a few agonizing minutes and two strained backs, we finally wrestled the fish into the boat. After a 15-minute battle, we brought the fish to the side of the boat - and realized our landing net was way too small. Tackle boxes, rods and reels, seat cushions, and bait buckets went flying as we scrambled around the boat to pull up the anchors and find the dip net. We knew this fish had to be big! The line started screaming off his reel, and we quickly realized we needed to follow this fish if we were going to land it. All of a sudden, my friend’s pole bent over double and nearly jerked out of his hands. After we baited the lines and cast them out at our favorite fishing hole, we leaned back in our chairs to enjoy the cool breeze and the warm sun on our faces. We hoped to catch a few small channel catfish for dinner. It was a warm spring day, so my friend and I headed to the river to do a little fishing.
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