What's the strangest thing you've hooked while fishing?

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS — We recently asked our readers to share the strangest lures they've used to catch fish. Responses on the comment board included things like a balloon, a Starburst wrapper, a gummy bear and a bare hook.

Some of the comments also mentioned unusual things that anglers have caught while fishing. For example, one reader hooked into a bat while fly fishing. Another reader, Darren Gardner of Lehi, reported that he once accidentally caught a snapping turtle while fishing. And on another fishing trip, Gardner's brother had a bird snag a dry fly out of the air.

Catching strange things while fishing is certainly not unheard of. A CBS News article recounts the bizarre catch a Lake Tahoe angler had in 2014 when he pulled in a digital camera that belonged to a South Jordan resident. She'd dropped the camera while sailing on the lake more than two years before it was "caught" by the Lake Tahoe man. The memory card was undamaged and the images were all recovered.

A catfish angler in Oklahoma made international news in 2014 when he landed a snapping turtle that weighed more than 100 pounds. An article from Tulsa World detailed the incident and includes a photo of the beast.

Earlier this year, a viral YouTube video showed an ice fisherman reel in an underwater red-breasted merganser duck. According to a local CBS article, the incident happened in western Pennsylvania.

So what's the strangest thing you've ever caught while fishing? Take the poll and provide the details in the comments.

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About the Author: Grant Olsen -----------------------------

Grant Olsen joined the KSL.com contributor team in 2012. He covers outdoor adventures, travel, product reviews and other interesting things. You can contact him at grantorrin@gmail.com.

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