The oldest living thing I've ever caught and maybe the oldest in the lake.

I caught this prehistoric giant while practicing for the BFL on lake Eufaula Ala.

[@tomc8930]

When my grandpa was a kid around 8 years old him and his brother caught a turtle in the red river and they craved their initials in its back and let it go. 60 years later they was fishing in the same spot and caught that same turtle. That was the last fishing trip the brothers had.

[@k9er233]

As soon as I saw that you were slowly gaining line and that it was not a snag, I thought 'snapper'! Your title of oldest living thing in the lake gave it away also. Crazy catch, and tricky to unhook. I have found that the safest way to release one of these monsters is to hold the head up by the beak with my boat hook, while pulling the hook out with my pliers. Neat critters, and awesome predators.

[@tiffanydies43]

That thing lived with the dinosaurs!

[@ricrinehart975]

Hey those big old turtles are really cool and a great fight

[@nealstarling5422]

This is how we know dinosaurs lived, you just caught one 👍

[@hughgrection5674]

Those things are just pure heft! No real culture about the fight they give, just stubbornness vs brute force 😂 great catch and nice vid 👍

[@hallokid84]

I said the same thing when my all time pb snapped my line at the net last week..

[@marklaramie7393]

That was fkn crazy man, to cool 👍

[@frez777]

been there done that! Good times

[@edbrown6985]

I knew what it was as soon as you started pulling it in.

[@dsmith2858]

Freaking TANK! :))

[@GARRY3754]

Were you able to take lure out of turtles mouth? Just curious as that would be a feat in itself.

[@gregamerson9172]

I don't mess with these prehistoric monsters He can have the damn bait

[@BallroomDancinFools]

Did you just cut the line leaving the hook in it's mouth making the turtle to suffer a slow death?

[@GARRY3754]

@@gregamerson9172 well just be honest you didn’t want to loose your fingers! That’s scary unless you are Crocodile Dundee…… peace

[@gregamerson9172]

@GARRY3754 I've shot more than one of these monsters but none that big

[@user-em2nh2hh8m]

Nice , but I seen one once in the wild that weighed well over 600 lbs

[@jaredkauther6787]

All that for a snapper well if that isn’t some clickbait

[@DarrellWefel-ts2kr]

So mush for Your Southern Baptist Christianity !!!