Anglers dream or nightmare?

So you think catching a big trout or bass or walleye is a big deal? How about a whopper salmon or Northern Pike?

Well, that would be child's play compared to landing this fish — that is if it were still around, which it is not. It's extinct just like the dinosaurs.

Xiphactinus was the largest and bony fish of its era, some growing to a whopping 17 feet! Now, that’s a big fish! With its savage three-inch teeth, this big fellow was a smaller fish's worst nightmare.

With its giant jaws wide open, Xiphactinus could swallow a six-foot-long fish in one giant gulp! You wouldn’t want to be swimming in the same waters as this fellow, that’s for sure.

The ancient creature once swam in the sea in what is now Montana. I found the skeleton at the The Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center and Museum near Glasgow.