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500 lb Giant Catfish in Tennessee from 1914

The famous black and white photo of a 500 lb monster catfish caught in 1914 by Warren McConnell is thought by many to be a fake photo but being that Hardin County is the self proclaimed “Catfish Capitol of the World” and promotes a National Catfish Derby each year, many are very reluctant to admit that this photo is a hoax.

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3 Responses to “500 lb Giant Catfish in Tennessee from 1914”
  1. Catfanatic77 says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    This photo is not a fake. It has been altered though. The cat is very big still, but I believe that the tail has been cut off and replaced by a big bent railroad broom or duster. The dorsal fin is too low on the body and the tail seems too dark for the body. A fake, but no fake. I still think the fish is well over 100 pounds, but not 500.

  2. Seamus says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Catfanatic needs to learn about Snopes.
    http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/catfish.asp

  3. crazyaxe says:
    August 4th, 2009 at 7:28 am

    Taken from a article on Aim,A member of the photogragher’s family dismisses the matter as a prank! My Daddy had a little red wagon, that looked like a log wagon,said Joe Brownlowpitts of Savannah,Tenn. He put the fish - which weighed 85lbs. Then my uncle Frank, Who was good at photography. Cut out a cardboard man that was being used in a clothing Advertisement and stuck it on the wagon along with the fish.. Then he took the picture…..I got this info from a Wigit off of IGOOGLE

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