This was one of the weirdest catches I have ever experianced myself on a casting rod. This soft shelled turtle actually bit my cut bait and swallowed the hook. It also put up a fight like a fish does. I don’t know much about this type of turtle but I dont believe they are very common I have seen small ones once in awhile when walking the shoreline but this one was special. It was in my opinion Huge. I know certain turtles can grow to really large sizes but it seams rare to ever find them outside a Zoo.