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Local legend has it that General Sherman is a very old fish—"a hundred years if he's a day"—and weighs upwards of five hundred pounds. He resides in Catfish Lake where he competes with wives for their husbands' time, as the location is popular for couples' retreats as well as fishing. A photo of General Sherman is on display in the local service station, where the shopkeeper, Sneed, tells the legend of the fish to the store's customers.
Homer's encounter with General Sherman (colorfully exaggerated into a tall tale) later became part of the local legend about the fish, as told by Sneed: "Well, one fella came close [to catching General Sherman]. Went by the name of Homer. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell ..."