Record Flathead that got away

Fact 1: The Arkansas state record for flathead is from the Arkansas river at 80 lbs.

Fact 2: The gates at the spillway were open to get ready for the storm (Ike) - and a potential record catfish must have entered Lake Conway.

Fact 3: The neighbor with the boat (Mike) took his next door neighbor (we will call him Tommy G. L - to protect the innocent) to help run the trotline. He is a young strong (or so we 'thunk') man that should have been able to lift the huge fish up with the trotline.

Fact 4: He lifted the fish high enough that it was obvious that this was probably a Lake Conway record and maybe a state record . But as soon as the fish saw Tommy Glenn (oops I wasn't suppose to let on that is his real name) - it dove and almost pulled The Muscle Head Tommy Glenn off the boat (He claims it hurt his back - so now the neighbors are thinking of buying a weight lifting set so Tommy Glenn (yep that's his real name - the one that people around here know - to heck with protecting him - at least I didn't give his last name ) can work out and not let another big fish get away. (he should have got the fish up for the net the first time he lifted the line)

Fact 5: When Tommy pulled the fish up for the second time - it got a really good look at Tommy - and the catfish must have realized it was a young wimp on the trotline - so he took off and straighted out the hook (a stainless steel 4/0 - which next time may be a 5/0 - or 6/0)

Fact 6: The entire neighborhood was planning a fish fry on a certain Birthday - in early December - and this fish would have fed us all. So now the neighbors are not speaking to Tommy and some may even throw rocks at his car the next time he drives by.

Fact 7: Tommy is still in the house and will not even come outside so all the neighbors can 'talk' to him ( he may think he's about to be thrown in the lake - hmmmmm - now that he thinks that - maybe that's a good thing to do )

Fact 8: Tommy's Old Lady (as he calls her) will probably help throw him in the lake cause he's not suppose to call her - 'My old lady' - but he does (so he's on more than one persons SHIT list.

Fact 9: I was going to make a video showing who Tommy is - so other people on Lake Conway will know what a wimp he is when it comes to landing a huge flathead catfish but again he's hiding in the house.

Fact 10: Tommy is going to tell people that the fish was probably only 40 - 50 lbs but Mike saw it - he told off on Tommy e.g. it was probably much bigger.

Summary: Tommy may go swimming if he ever comes out of hiding - it's a crime around here to let a trophy fish get away. Especially if Tommy was jealous that his yoyo - trotlines have never produced a fish as big as the one on Mike's trotline - makes one wonder if the 'it hurt my back' excuse may have been a cover just to let Mike's fish go - maybe that is who he is really hiding from ! !

Queston of the day - Was Tommy jealous of Mike's fish so he let him get away ? ? ?