Worlds largest bullhead
World's Largest Bullhead Sculpture: world register in Crystal Lake, Iowa
Crystal Lake, Iowa, United States--Crystal Lake, Iowa, boasts a giant bullhead sculpture, first built in the late-1950s by Carl Frick and Russ Gabrilson and restored in 2008 by Andy Sinnwell; it is about 12' long and 4' high and elevated on a pile of rocks, it sets the world record for existence theWorld's Largest Bullhead Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
"12 feet long and elevated atop a pile of rocks; its sign notes that the fish is a "Bullhead!" Worthy of an exclamation point. Built in 1958 by Carl Frick and Rush Gabrilson; restored in 2007," theRoadside Americasays.
"The sign in front of the statue claims that this is the world's largest bullhead. It is about 12' long and 4' high. The statue is painted green and yellow and not your standard bullhead colors of brown and yellow. As anyone would understand who has ever fished an Iowa lake, you usually collect about a 30 of these bottom dwellers in a daytime. They are fun to collect as a kid; but not the tastiest fish in the water.
"It's just a great huge bullhead down by the lake. Worth the drive if you are in the area. Construct
Crystal Lake, Iowa: Fish - World's Largest Bullhead
12 feet long and elevated atop a pile of rocks; its sign notes that the fish is a "Bullhead!" Worthy of an exclamation point. Built in 1958 by Carl Frick and Rush Gabrilson; restored in 2007.
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Haven't seen the Muskie carved from a tree in Ventura, Iowa, but this the largest Bullhead as of March 22, 2015.
[Lala, 08/04/2015]This was a fun attraction and well worth the short detour.
[Drew, 07/10/2009]It's just a great big bullhead down by the lake. Worth the drive if you are in the area. Makes a great Christmas Photo.
[Bill Diesslin, 04/09/2008]The sign in front of the statue claims that this is the world's largest bullhead. It is about 12' long and 4' high. The statue is painted green and yellow and not your typical bullhead colors of brown and yellow.
World’s Largest Bull’s Head Sculpture, world record in Montrose, South Dakota
Montrose, South Dakota, United States--ThePorter Sculpture Park,located just off Interstate 90 in Montrose, South Dakota, has over 60 sculptures in the Park; the largest sculpture in the park is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) bull head; this sculpture took three years to build, weighs 25 tons, and is equal in size to the heads of Mount Rushmore; it sets the world record for being theWorld’s Largest Bull’s Head Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.
"Porter Sculpture Park is located just off Interstate 90 in Montrose, South Dakota (about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls, on the eastern edge of McCook County). It is on the South Dakota Drift Prairie, only 1/4 of a mile off of the interstate. There are over 60 sculptures in the Park which is situated on 10 acres of tall grass prairie..
"Many of the sculptures, in the style of industrial art, were made with scrap metal, old farm equipment, or railroad tie plates. The largest sculpture in the park is a 60-foot-tall (18 m) bull head. This sculpture took three years to build, weighs 25 tons, and is equal in size to the h
Possible World-Record Bullhead Caught in Louisiana
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Michael Landreneau was fishing his brother’s private pond near the town of Sunset, Louisiana recently, targeting catfish and bass when he hooked into an enormous black bullhead. According to a report from Louisiana Sportsman, Landreneau was casting lures along a weed edge when he noted a bank rod he’d set out with bait for catfish suddenly started bouncing.
He picked up the rod and after a good tussle he pulled onto shore what he thought was a heavyweight catfish. Except the catfish was a black bullhead, potentially blowing the lid off the current IGFA. Landreneau’s bullhead weighed 11 pounds, 3 ounces, which beats the current world record by more than three pounds.
“My brother (Patrick) had heard a story that somebody had hooked a big catfish and missed it,” said the 47-year old Landreneau from Lafayette. “This was years ago, so I thought, ‘Let’s me see if there are any catfish in [the pond]’.”
Landreneau had tried the same bass-catfish fishing scenario days earlier with lighter bank catfish tackle, but the fish that struck broke his
Iowa is home to 14 of the 'World's Largest' things — do you know what they are?
Just curious: This occasional feature in the Des Moines Register aims to answer your questions about Iowa. Is there some place, event, lore, history or cultural quirk you're just curious about? Email your question to the Des Moines Register's Bill Steiden at wsteiden@registermedia.com.
Have you ever stopped to think about where the World's Largest Bullhead is? Maybe the World's Largest Cheeto? What about the World's Largest Wooden Nickel?
Well, you're in luck because Iowa is home to 14 of the "world's largest" things.
Here's a list and where you can find them:
Albert, the World's Largest Bull
Have you ever met Albert? The 28-foot-tall sire in Audubon is one of Iowa's small-town celebrities. The 40-ton concrete blue-eyed stud was built in 1964, making him one of the oldest concrete bulls, too. You can't forget what makes a bull, a bull, either: he does have has massive gonads.
Looking for a free mini puzzle? Play the USA TODAY Quick Cross now.Around 1 hour and 20 minutes west of the metro, Audubon is a small town of about 2,000 about 20 minutes north of Interstate 80. Albert brings around