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WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel

Posted By: Grinder55

WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel - 02/27/15 01:28 AM

Caught in Italy and posted on I-Net 2 days ago:



It was big enough that the angler who caught it could slide his whole body into its mouth:



"Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari landed what could potentially be a world record wels catfish in Italy’s Po Delta. Ferrari’s fish measured an incredible 8.7 feet in length and weighed 280 pounds. The current weight record for a wels catfish is over 300 pounds, but according to the Daily Mirror, Ferrari may have set a record for the largest catfish to be caught with a rod and reel."

Here’s photographic proof that this thing could just swallow an adult if it wanted to. It’s enormous



Posted By: Indianation65

Re: WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel - 02/27/15 05:27 AM

Now I have a goal...it has big whiskers.

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Posted By: kennerdude

Re: WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel - 02/27/15 05:30 AM

Wow.
Posted By: Fishin' Rocket

Re: WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel - 02/27/15 06:15 AM

there isn't enough money in the world to get me to climb into that things mouth
Posted By: banker-always fishing

Re: WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel - 02/27/15 01:09 PM

Now that is a HOG! Congratulations to the angler. cheers





Side Note: There was an episode about the Wels Catfish on the T.V. show River Monsters. thumb
Posted By: Grinder55

Re: WR catfish caught on Rod n' Reel - 02/28/15 05:12 PM

Yep - that's a pretty serious fish. It would have been a real task to get that in a boat for a fish pic.
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