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Those legendary giant fish that inhabit certain lakes. They usually have names like "Bubba" or "Sherman". The exact kind of fish is usually a Catfish. They each have a story on how they're old as the lake itself, big as a bus, and almost impossible to catch. In a more general sense, an animal that ought to be considered easy prey, yet it is also a vicious creature that attacks you instead, succeeds in biting you and leaving a nasty scar (sometimes despite having no teeth!). Oh, and it's darn near impossible to kill no matter how hard you beat on it, or how many bones you break. See Noodling.

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  • Those legendary giant fish that inhabit certain lakes. They usually have names like "Bubba" or "Sherman". The exact kind of fish is usually a Catfish. They each have a story on how they're old as the lake itself, big as a bus, and almost impossible to catch. In a more general sense, an animal that ought to be considered easy prey, yet it is also a vicious creature that attacks you instead, succeeds in biting you and leaving a nasty scar (sometimes despite having no teeth!). Oh, and it's darn near impossible to kill no matter how hard you beat on it, or how many bones you break. See Noodling.
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  • Those legendary giant fish that inhabit certain lakes. They usually have names like "Bubba" or "Sherman". The exact kind of fish is usually a Catfish. They each have a story on how they're old as the lake itself, big as a bus, and almost impossible to catch. That almost part is important. The protagonist will thus be encouraged to go out and be The One To Catch Said Giant Fish. Eventually he does so and he has a huge battle with it. Finally the protagonist wins the fight and the great fish gives in. Inevitably, the protagonist lets the fish go; usually he says that "the legend must live on" or makes up some other excuse. In a more general sense, an animal that ought to be considered easy prey, yet it is also a vicious creature that attacks you instead, succeeds in biting you and leaving a nasty scar (sometimes despite having no teeth!). Oh, and it's darn near impossible to kill no matter how hard you beat on it, or how many bones you break. Maybe it's a Killer Rabbit, Evil Squirrel, or a Rabid Raccoon, or the actual evil Catfish himself (Several shows will have a whole episode about an evil vicious Catfish), but if it's an animal that should be easy prey, but turns into a Moby Dick-style Animal Nemesis you've sworn to kill or die trying, you're probably dealing with The Catfish. Bonus points if catching it requires the use of your own flesh as live bait. Note that not all catfish in fiction are The Catfish, and not all examples of Catfish are catfish. But in the places where catfish are common, they are well known for attempting to eat anything they can swallow, grow to enormous size given enough food, drive out other fish, and be extremely difficult to kill. Truth in Television, at least in Eurasia. Look up the "wels catfish", also called a "sheatfish". They can be up to 10 ft long (3m) and weigh 330lbs (150kg). They eat ducks. Compare Legendary Carp. See Noodling. Examples of The Catfish include:
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