Something a little more concerning then a goliath tigerfish!!!

[geekdafied]

Most north american waters have these fish in them. You can even buy them as babies for freshwater aquariums!

Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula (10 feet)

[Frizza]

That is one mean looking fish!

[aquaboy]

Gotta love redneck bowfishermen, lol..........

[Mrs.Exec.Level]

wow! I never want to see one of those in person!

[Bogie]

They had those on an episode of "Monster Quest" a few weeks ago on the discovery channel.
I'd rather take my chances swimming with a 5-ft barracuda.

[BillyD]

Originally Posted by aquaboy

Gotta love redneck bowfishermen, lol..........

I happen to be one of those Redneck Bowfishermen. =P

you can also catch them on a fishing rod using nothing but frey'd rope. =) now THAT is alot of fun.

[Matt Rogers]

Ok. We have these guys, tigerfish and recently I saw something about Bull Sharks going all the way up the Mississippi and other freshwater areas. I think we have to rethink the whole 'freshwater is safe for swimming' thing.

[missionsix66]

I'd rather swim with that Gar than a bull shark.

[GeejEx]

I hate gar. We had them in east Texas- one of my cuzzins almost lost a toe on a fishing trip when we ran into a small one during a swim. If we hooked one we'd usually whack it with a piece of steel pipe we kept on the boat.

[jcdillin]

Yeah where I grew up in arkansas they had them in the river, allthough much smaller.