You gotta see this....

[Homey]

These pictures where taken at the pond behind someone's house.
Their neighbor saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange like and when
he went to investigate, it was a flathead catfish with a child's
basketball stuck in its mouth and the pictures tell the rest of the
story. His wife did have to cut the ball in order to deflate the ball
and release the catfish.

Moral of story: Do not be a ball hog. :eek

http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/987fish_story_003-med.jpg
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/987fish_story_005_1_-med.jpg
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/987fish_story_009-med.jpg
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/987fish_story_011-med.jpg
http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/987fish_story_012-med.jpg

[JUSTCRAZY]

Well the good thing was that the fish lived!

[03zrider]

i guess i have been using the wrong bait.next time i go to walmart i will hit the toy section rather than the fishing isle :D

[Stretch]

Just when you thought you had seen it all. Sure glad the fish is ok.....Stretch

[flathunter]

Thanks for sharing those pics, interesting.

[truck]

Pretty cool pics,what the heck was that flat thinking he was eating :eek:

[atrkyhntr]

Wow...
Glad I saw the pics cause thats hard to... ;)

[Chuck P.]

I need a pond like that.

[Stampede]

That's something you don't see everyday! :eek:
hymmm how to get a big red dough ball to float? :D

[Darwin]

Ok guys maybe I am just a little to skeptical but I have a hard time believing that fish got that ball stuck in his mouth? I am glad that the fella saved the fish but I am thinking the catfish had help getting that ball stuck in his mouth! Maybe someone caught it and then crammed the ball in there?
Thanks for posting the pictures, I agree that is something you do not see evryday!

[firecat]

I don't have a hard time believing it at all. In fact I am going to have to start using bigger baits.

Larry