646 pound catfish a freshwater record

msnbc ^ | 06/29/05

[evets]

Thai fishermen netted a catfish as big as a grizzly bear, setting a world record for the largest freshwater fish ever found, according to researchers who studied the 646-pound Mekong giant catfish as part of a project to protect large freshwater fish.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

Looks like there might be a bit of PhotoShop action going on here. Do the shadows all look like they're in alignment on the photograph? Why was the picture taken with the dock and boat out of view of the cameraman?

~ Blue Jays ~

[RonF]

Probably go that big eating tsunami victims.

[EdHallick]

Are you kidding, they live that long? I swear, I had no idea about catfish getting that big until a few months ago until someone told me about them and showed me pictures, but that one is completely off the chart! What the hell do they eat? Thast is freaky as all hell. Do they attack people?

[ReadyNow]

Global warming did it.

[digger48]

Don't think I'd want to noodling for that one.

[To Hell With Poverty]

What kind of dog? Probably whatever leftovers get thrown in the river after supper....

[Hank Rearden]

Do they attack people?

We don't know. No survivors to tell the tale so far.

< cue ominous music >

[EdHallick]

No, they truly get that big!! Do a search on Google and you`ll find catfish pics that are huge, ones from the Mississippi, all over.

http://images.google.com/images?q=catfish&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=wi

[To Hell With Poverty]

oooch, and I thought my dog-eaters reference might be touchy!

[LTCJ]

something this old and menacing adds more to the world alive.

I'm sure Justice Souter appreciates the thought.

[Melpomene]

How do you know it's the biggest out there? It's just the biggest we've caught to date.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Are you kidding, they live that long? I swear, I had no idea about catfish getting that big until a few months ago until someone told me about them and showed me pictures, but that one is completely off the chart! What the hell do they eat? Thast is freaky as all hell. Do they attack people?

The Missouri Conservationist has an article in this month's issue about big fish and how long they live. Sturgeon grow about an inch a year. One that was banded in 1979 was recovered last year and it was 28 inches long. Some species are much slower growing than others.

I have never heard of a man-eating catfish. I think there is a reason for that.

I have heard of a bull shark being netted on the Mississipi River within sight of the Gateway Arch, however.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I think that's the lake Barry Bonds and BalCo dumped their steroids in!

[OSHA]

[EdHallick]

They found some people who were killed by them? Look at thing, it could easily swallow a person whole.

[Doogle]

...thats not a catfish,it's a nuclear miniature submarine.


Doogle

[Doogle]

What type of dogs do you think they feed that fish?

...one's that zigged instead of zagged.


Doogle

[OB1kNOb]

Hoowee! Lemme sharpen ma' machete and I'll filet that sucker! I'm gonna need a bigger frying pan!

[Muzzle_em]

The photo of Hogzilla comes to mind.

[EdHallick]

Man, that is incredible. I had no idea they lived so long. I keep telling my father we have to quit with the tiny fishing and go for the big guys, I can`t even imagine the hell they had to go through to land that thing.