A buddy asked me if I wanted to go cat fishing with him last night in a big farm pond. I haven't fished in a farm pond for years, so I was excited to go. We got started at 8:00. It was an hour later and my buddy caught a small catfish. A little while later I started getting a bite. I was holding the pole and I felt a gentle pull. I set the hook and started reeling it in. I knew it was a decent fish, but it wasn't really fighting too hard. But as soon as I got it near the bank, it woke up and took off. I had to fight it for a while to get it back to the bank. We pulled it out and just stood there looking at it. It is by far the biggest fish I have ever caught. We didn't have any scales to weigh it, but we did measure it. It was 47 1/2" long and 21" around the middle. We cleaned it and split the meat.
For a little perspective, I am 5'6" and 230 lbs
