Well, it's from a Channel cat & here's the story behind this.
Dad & I were crappie fishing & spotted this white thing floating near shore about 75 yds up the shoreline. I knew it was a fish but this thing was huge. I motor up to it & it's a massive channel cat, it has been there awhile. I know for a fact this fish was pushing 20 pounds if not more. I have always wanted a catfish skull. I thought about it, fished for a couple more hours, we drove back by. As gross as it was - I had to have it. With a paddle & pliers I got the head off the body & into a bucket. This head filled the bottom of the bucket. I got it home, used an old coleman cooker at the end of the driveway to boil the "meat" off. I now have my very own boiling pot thanks to this fish & my wife /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif I must say this is the nastiest grossest thing I have ever done!!! If I ever do this again it will be a FRESH fish. In less than 10 minutes the bones were clean as could be. 3 changes of water, drying, 2 bottles of peroxide, drying & very little bleach, some epoxy. I'll do the next big cat I catch & it will be more complete.
The best part is that I have fished this pond since I was 4 & never knew the cats were there, never heard of anyone catching one on purpose or by accident or even trying to fish for them in this pond. I have never seen or heard of anyone even catching a bullhead out of here either. I now have a new mission when I go to this pond. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif