I caught a huge carp at Yuba Lake once on a camping trip. The thing was half my size.
Using a cheap 10 dollar fishing pole and some worms I found near the campsite, I tossed my line into the water expecting some skimpy perch, then I feel a tug and I start reeling in. When I saw the damn thing I thought it was gonna eat me, however, it wasn't putting up much of a fight at all. Right before we took it out of the water however, it seemed to realize it's own situation, and without any apparent effort, snapped the line and swam away with the hook in it's mouth.
So I guess you can say I didn't really catch the thing, but I came pretty darn close.
Stupid nasty carp.