Catfish in distress!

[erikharrison]

A guy who lives at Lake Conroe(50 miles north of Houston) saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange in the lake and went to investigate.
It turned out to be a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a basket ball which became stuck in its mouth!!
The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive, but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface. The guy tried numerous times to get the ball out, but was unsuccessful. He finally had his wife cut the ball in order to deflate it and release the hungry catfish.

[RayAllen]

Catfish will eat anything

[apedroza]

Maybe he was trying to dunk!!!!!

[SA-DSM]

Maybe he was trying to dunk!!!!!

[edawgm]

Maybe he was trying to dunk!!!!!

Either that or the other fish blocked his shot and stuffed it back down his throat

[erikharrison]

based on the size of a basketball, how big do y'all think that bugger is? 7' ???

[caferacermike]

Nah I wouldn't think more than 4'. If you look closely you'll see the faint 23 painted on the ball. It's probably one of those smaller ones you get out of the claw game at HEB.

[urban79]

what would you think would go in this mouth..

[Chicken_Eye]

What ever couldn't get away