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 Lake Fork Monster
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07/12/23 02:32 AM
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Sniper John
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gumshoe
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Thought I had a big catfish, but caught a dinosaur instead ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2023/07/full-1680-394029-fb_img_1689106201304.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2023/07/full-1680-394030-20230711_145040.jpg)
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 Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8881184
07/12/23 02:36 AM
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Posts: 8,036
Stompy
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Looks like a gator or trot line got a rear leg.
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8881211
07/12/23 03:42 AM
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Ringtail
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It might hurt a little if he got a hold of you! That is a monster for sure!
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8881256
07/12/23 10:29 AM
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Stub
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Soft shells are good eating, use to watch the Asians fish for them a lot!
  “I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” —Groucho Marx
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8882488
07/14/23 07:14 PM
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WOW ! 
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8882490
07/14/23 07:15 PM
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Posts: 5,258
flintknapper
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883160
07/16/23 01:54 AM
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kry226
The General
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The General
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Chunky fella! Great catch, sir! 
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883164
07/16/23 02:06 AM
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breadman
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883174
07/16/23 02:19 AM
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Sniper John
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It had all it's feet. It was just mud on that foot from me wrestling it up the bank. I caught it at the end of a boathouse dock and had to walk the pole to shore, then wade in to noodle it up onto the bank. No telling how old that guy was. At that size it would have no more predators other than man. I would think it too big and too fast for the local alligators to eat. For the longest I though I had a big flathead on the line.
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883198
07/16/23 03:11 AM
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883213
07/16/23 04:05 AM
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dkershen
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Wow. Huge old soft shell!
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883216
07/16/23 04:34 AM
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flintknapper
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Thoughts on which species of Softshell it is?
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: flintknapper]
#8883254
07/16/23 12:24 PM
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Posts: 776
rem870
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That’s a big’un alright.Did ya let it go later?
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883267
07/16/23 12:58 PM
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68rustbucket
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Well hung!
Used to catch them in the bayous as kids in Houston back in the late 60’s..
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: flintknapper]
#8883274
07/16/23 01:14 PM
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unclebubba
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Thoughts on which species of Softshell it is? Looks like Gumbo to me!
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883299
07/16/23 02:13 PM
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txtrophy85
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My grandpa used to set lines for them…he liked to eat them.
Caught a few bsck in the day around 10 lbs catfishing…we always let them go
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883340
07/16/23 03:27 PM
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Buzzsaw
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SPACE FOR RENT
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883358
07/16/23 04:14 PM
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toddjohnson
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Insurance specialist, 20+ years experience
toddjohnson@greattiminginsurance.com
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: 68rustbucket]
#8883412
07/16/23 06:17 PM
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Sniper John
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Well hung!
Used to catch them in the bayous as kids in Houston back in the late 60’s.. Hahaha, that's just a tail and it would be a female. The females get much bigger than the males. But your not the first to notice it looks like something else.
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: txtrophy85]
#8883417
07/16/23 06:25 PM
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Sniper John
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My grandpa used to set lines for them…he liked to eat them.
Caught a few bsck in the day around 10 lbs catfishing…we always let them go My grandfather ate them and snapping turtles out of the Washita River as a young man. I once purposely went out and caught a big snapping turtle and had him teach me how to butcher it. I made a gumbo out of it that was awesome. But never again. It was too much work for the small reward. A great bonding experience with my grandfather and so many stories out of him that day.
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8883443
07/16/23 07:44 PM
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kmon11
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My grandpa used to set lines for them…he liked to eat them.
Caught a few bsck in the day around 10 lbs catfishing…we always let them go My grandfather ate them and snapping turtles out of the Washita River as a young man. I once purposely went out and caught a big snapping turtle and had him teach me how to butcher it. I made a gumbo out of it that was awesome. But never again. It was too much work for the small reward. A great bonding experience with my grandfather and so many stories out of him that day. Sometimes the effort once is well worth it if for nothing else the memories made . My Grand Father did not eat turtles but if we caught a soft shell he would take it to someone that did. That man would rather have a turtle to eat than fish. I have ate it before and while it was good I look at it as a survival food That is for sure a big soft shell
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lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8885285
07/19/23 05:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
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kry226
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My grandpa used to set lines for them…he liked to eat them.
Caught a few bsck in the day around 10 lbs catfishing…we always let them go My grandfather ate them and snapping turtles out of the Washita River as a young man. I once purposely went out and caught a big snapping turtle and had him teach me how to butcher it. I made a gumbo out of it that was awesome. But never again. It was too much work for the small reward. A great bonding experience with my grandfather and so many stories out of him that day. I've had many days like that with my papaw, fishing and cleaning fish, or just driving. He always loved to share about his Navy days as a crew chief on the USS Midway. Precious memories.
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Re: Lake Fork Monster
[Re: Sniper John]
#8885335
07/19/23 06:28 PM
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Posts: 11,657
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Thought I had a big catfish, but caught a dinosaur instead that looks like a male to me, it has a ridged back, females have a flat back...
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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