There is a fish in southern lakes and rivers called the grennell. If the snakehead can wrest control of the home waters away from IT then it is one bad dude! Like the snakehead it has fins that run the length of the body and hand-mangling teeth. It is also extremely strong and voracious. I've seen grennells that weighed five pounds wreck fishing tackle. If he doesn't straighten out your hook and you do manage to land one that large then he is best dehooked with the aid of long needle-nosed pliars. Reminds a friend of mine of a prehistoric monster.
If the snakehead makes it past the grennell, then there is the alligator gar, which is ugly enough to give a shark nightmares.
Oh... and we also have catfish that can go as heavy as 75 to 100 pounds. They will feed on anything, living or dead.
If the EPA and other agencies think the snakehead is a threat to them then it needs to be eradicated. Otherwise, the old swimming hole will never be the same again.
Regards, Shuckins
