The canoe and kayak race on the Cumberland River at Burkesville, Kentucky, was just one part of a big festival. There was also live music, a 5K run, a display of classic cars, food trucks, vendor booths... and catfish wrestling!
You heard me. Saturday afternoon a bunch of large fish were put in a pool, and festival-goers were encouraged to sign up and jump in the pool and wrestle out as many fish as they could. The person who wrangled the most fish got a cash prize.
Scott Cummins and I demurred from entering the contest. We'd already had all the aquatic exertion we needed for the day. But Scott did pluck one of the more docile lunkers from the water for a photo-op to burnish his country-boy credentials. He was about as convincing as that Doctor Oz shopping for the best deals in the grocery aisle.
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