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Out There: The fish we love to hate

By Keith "Catfish" Sutton
Special to ESPN Outdoors.com

Thursday, November 13, 2003

I recently watched a man land an American eel. When he set the hook, the angler was pleased with the reaction. The fish surged away, stripping line against the drag. The man grunted and cranked, smiling all the while. When the 2½-foot fish finally was beached, the man's demeanor abruptly changed. I doubt he could have been more horror-stricken had he landed a 20-foot anaconda. He dropped his rod, ran to his pickup, extracted a .357 revolver and proceeded to plug the "beast." When the g ...

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