Mr. Gilpin was fishing on Green River Lake near the old Plum Point Road. A young man driving a yellow Volkswagen came down the road toward the lake and it became evident that the driver was in distress.

Apparently the brakes had failed on the automobile. The driver bailed out of the car with only minor injuries but the yellow Volkswagen ran into the lake and finally sank approximately 130 years from shore.

A salvage diver was called from Campbellsville along with a wrecker. The diver located the car and attached a cable from the wrecker to the bumper of the yellow Volkswagen. The diver surfaced and gave the sign to the wrecker operator , who engaged the winch to recover the car.

As the wrecker operator winched the yellow Volkswagen toward shore the car began a decided wobble from side to side.

Approximately 75 yards from shore the yellow Volkswagen was struck by a giant catfish and the battle was on!
< BR>The fight continued for several minutes with first the wrecker operator making headway, only to lose it to another run by the fish. This continued for some 10-15 minutes before the cable snapped and the fish got away.