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North Carolina Man Hooks Massive 112-Pound Catfish While Fishing
CBS News ^ | December 2, 2016 | JENNIFER EARL

Posted on 12/02/2016 8:47:10 PM PST by nickcarraway

It was hook, line and sinker — literally — for a man who went out fishing over Thanksgiving.

Equipped with only a small rod, Wilmington, North Carolina, resident Riahn Brewington struggled as he tried to pull out a fish from Cape Fear River last week.

He caught a catfish, but not just any catfish: a giant catfish that weighed more than 112 pounds.

The bloated fish was bigger than the top half of Brewington’s body.

Brewington couldn’t believe his eyes, and neither could his friends when the fisherman posted his prized catch on Facebook.

“Holy Catfish!!!” one Facebook user exclaimed.

“Is this real life??” another asked.

The North Carolina man assured them that the fish was all too real. It was obvious to many that the fish was a clear candidate for a state record holder, but unfortunately the fish fell a few pounds short.

According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the record holder for biggest catfish is a blue catfish, weighing in at 117 pounds, 8 ounces, caught on June 11.

But Brewington doesn’t consider the catch a loss. He released the massive creature in hopes of catching a bigger version of him again someday.

“This was huge and Riahn Brewington released him to fight again,” said friend and fellow fisherman Dean Hall, who witnessed Brewington’s epic catch in person.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: catfish; fish; northcarolina
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To: BradyLS
Reminds me of the joke where God comes to visit Adam and asked how things were going with Eve. Adam says great. She is a great companion and friend. Then God asked where is she? Adam says she went to the river for a swim. God say aww, damn, now I'll never get the smell out of the fish.

Hey, it was funny when I was 12. I apologize in advance.

81 posted on 12/03/2016 12:30:04 AM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: MPJackal

I like how women smell

It’s like a laser beam in my dream


82 posted on 12/03/2016 12:35:31 AM PST by wardaddy (trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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To: wardaddy

Me too brother. Just an old joke in response to another post implying the same thing.


83 posted on 12/03/2016 12:43:13 AM PST by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: MPJackal

I was just teasing

I grew up in the 60s when tuna jokes were the rage

We even had the famous pissant sarah Palin Tammy Bruce tuna reference joke here years ago that got piss a long zot

Even detractors admitted it was crude but witty

Yep..I like the smell of a fine woman who’s happy to see me....real men do

Howdy fellow hombre verdad

Plus girls are so sensitive about that.....

God I think made men to respond positively to the lubricious musk

And I’m grateful


84 posted on 12/03/2016 12:57:22 AM PST by wardaddy (trump is a great tourniquet but that's all folks.......)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Yeah, but he could have used a chain saw.


85 posted on 12/03/2016 1:01:08 AM PST by Rannug ("all enemies, foreign and : domestic")
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To: nickcarraway

Having experienced the fin of a one pound catfish pierce the palm of my hand, I would never put myself in a position where a 112 pound cat could gore me.


86 posted on 12/03/2016 3:40:29 AM PST by fso301
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To: right way right

That’s what he did. He let the fish go.


87 posted on 12/03/2016 5:05:51 AM PST by Original Lurker
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To: nickcarraway

The picture is obviously ‘taken” out in the wild. He also said he released it after the picture was taken, so presumably it was still alive then. So, the question is.....How did he weigh it?


88 posted on 12/03/2016 5:19:54 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (always)
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To: norwaypinesavage

Most serious fishermen keep a hand held spring scale in their tackle box. No they are not very big and many of them scale over a hundred pounds.

http://www.eachbuyer.com/50kg-110lb-0-02lb-digital-lcd-hanging-fishing-weighing-scale-black-p15117.html?currency=USD&from=pla&gclid=CjwKEAiA94nCBRDxismumrL83icSJAAeeETQ4OF3zReLjhoAKajZH-GR4z_A4KsJBpqw9cuG7Z1hKBoCDT7w_wcB


89 posted on 12/03/2016 5:30:41 AM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: eastforker
The scale you linked to is inadequate to weigh the fish in the story. The maximum capacity is (just) under the stated weight of the fish. The point I'm making is that anyone who carries around a scale capable of accurately measuring a 112 lb. fish will find that it is inadequate to accurately measure the more typical 5 - 20 lb. fish.

Additionally, measuring a 112 lb. fish requires sturdily supporting the scale at a height higher than the fish is long, and then waiting until the fish stops flopping around. This is not easy for a 112 lb. fish. The story would be far more complete and feasible if it described how the fish was weighed.

90 posted on 12/03/2016 6:09:27 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (always)
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To: norwaypinesavage

Dude listen, when I was actively fishing I had more than one set of scales in my boat. One for bass and crappie and another one for the big ones. You evidently haven’t ever hung around a bunch of river rats or die hard country fisherman folks. As I said in an earlier post, that fish will probably not make it after it was returned to the water. The weight of the fish out of water does terrible damage to the heart and other organs. It might swim off but chances are it will die within a few days. As far as the story was written, it’s evident it wasn’t written by a fisherman.


91 posted on 12/03/2016 6:24:35 AM PST by eastforker (All in, I'm all Trump,what you got!)
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To: nickcarraway
Deputy Dawg:


92 posted on 12/03/2016 6:30:27 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: eastforker
Dude listen. evident it wasn’t written by a fisherman.

Dude, look. It is quite evident it was. We know that all fishermen are liars, except you and me, and sometimes I have my doubts about you.

93 posted on 12/03/2016 7:11:13 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (always)
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To: wardaddy; MPJackal

Absolutely! And all in fun!


94 posted on 12/03/2016 8:06:03 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: nickcarraway

Smaller one are better eating, so I’ve heard. My biggest wasn’t much over five pounds, and delicious!


95 posted on 12/03/2016 9:45:46 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: The KG9 Kid
Yeah, yeah, don’t ask. Rules are rules. It’s my burden, not yours. :)

And we respect our Beloved Elder Brethren for following them.

96 posted on 12/03/2016 9:50:05 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: thesligoduffyflynns
I could easily slam you with wiki entry on kashrut and jewish dietary laws but i’ll leave you with this one http://www.mechon-mamre.org/jewfaq/kashrut.htm within the jewish community there are many levels of observation

Catfish are not considered kosher because they lack scales. Kosher fish need to have scales and paired fins. That is why shark is not kosher, their type of scales are not considered scales.

97 posted on 12/03/2016 4:14:57 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: EinNYC

didn’t I say that already about catfish not being kosher?


98 posted on 12/05/2016 12:57:00 PM PST by thesligoduffyflynns (TRUMP 2016)
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