Originally Posted by yourlastmistake (Post 550201)

National Geographic did a show on the Humboldt squid about a year ago. A team of divers wanted to study their feeding habits. They were told by local fisherman that they could be very agressive when being fished, as you said.
It was eerie to see them rise from the depths at night and go into a frenzy when feeding, not only would they attack each other, some to the point of death but a few even attacked the divers. I imagine their sharp beaks could take a nice little chunk out of you.

Originally Posted by xperiment67 (Post 549977)

We have local legends about Catfish as big as Volkswagens in our river (Green River). I believe it too, 22lb catfish feed near the banks.. who knows how big they get down below..

Originally Posted by bloodrayne (Post 550743)

As big as their surroundings (and lack of larger predators) will allow them, too...We have catfish and carp in the Ohio River "Big enough to swallow me whole!", those were the words of an underwater welder (6'2) when repairs were made on the Suspension Bridge here...The guy absolutely refused to go back down in the water without a cage...

On a side note...I've always wondered how underwater welding was possible...hmm

Originally Posted by The Flayed One (Post 550755)

I figured you'd be the one to beat me to that story when I read the catfish quote. I've heard that story for a long time. The Ohio state record for catfish is somewhere around 76lbs, which is big enough to be scary. Things like these are the reasons I'm so majorly hydrophobic. Think I'm getting into the water with a 100lb catfish? Hell, I wouldn't swim if I knew there were 1lb catfish around. Dirty sonuvabitch probably still wants to eat me, it does!

Originally Posted by bloodrayne (Post 550760)

Yeah, but the state record is based on the ones that were actually CAUGHT...No one catches those 'bigger than a full-grown man' sized monsters near the bottom...

Originally Posted by The Flayed One (Post 550762)

Exactly. How would you go about catching a 150lb+ catfish? Or, more relevantly, how could you possibly do your job with those things swimming about? Eck. Thinking about it almost makes me hyperventilate.

Originally Posted by bloodrayne (Post 550743)

On a side note...I've always wondered how underwater welding was possible...hmm

Originally Posted by monalisa (Post 550873)

Ya know, I've always wondered that too. :confused:

Originally Posted by can't get enough gore (Post 550879)

was that sarcasm?????