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.

[mhking]

We're gonna need a bigger pot of oil and a fifty pound bag of corn meal...

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[tumblindice]

Ever noticed how they 'talk to you' right after you pull them out, squeaking really. The one that jabbed me was prob. laughing: they've got some sort of venom in those little barbs. I try to stay away from the north end after nailing the head to a plank.
Good eating!

[mhking]

Oh. And here's the fish after it expired...

(At least according to National Geographic)

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Also, when they are that large and old, they usually aren't very good for eating anyway.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Do those giant catfish have the barbs on their backs?
What about their whiskers?

I think I'd swim in other waters.

[pabianice]

... and when they cut it open, Jimmy Hoffa spilled out...!

[TASMANIANRED]

Don't insult the fish.

[Sybeck1]

Always heard the old wise tales that some are as big as Volkwagens at the bottom of Sardis dam lol.

[MeanWestTexan]

"What about their whiskers?"

Just feelers for feeling about the bottom.

"Do those giant catfish have the barbs on their backs?"

In every fin, I believe, including the dorsal.

"I think I'd swim in other waters."

I would too, but mainly because of the flukes and other nasties that will make go blind, insane, sterile, and dead.

[bourbon]

I REALLY want to see that documentary. Do you remember its name?

[BallyBill]

project to protect large freshwater fish

That catfish probably ate hundreds of pounds of live young fish every year, but also probably cleaned even more dead fish from the water.

[Dashing Dasher]

I'll get the hush puppies frying!

[Liberty Valance]

W O W !

[ErnBatavia]

Here's a shot of FReeper Delmont on his weekend fishing trip...he's promised to ice and ship some of this to ErnBatavia.

[Xenophobic Alien]

WTF!

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[GladesGuru]

What does a catfish eat in a cattle tank?

[Ditto]

Just what I want to eat. A 50 year old bottom feeder from the "pristine" Mekong Delta.

Thanks, but I'll pass.

[Delmont]

Well thank you ern. It's great when you get someone else to show off for you...it is not a 140# Catfish but I can do one better....I did hook a 1200# Stellar Sealion. He had munched 5 salmon of mine and finally he got the hook caught on him somewhere, it was only a 3 second fight but think he spooled out about 300' of line in 2 seconds...

[eastforker]

That depends on the species. A flathead also known as an oppelouses (spl) or op for short only dines on live bait where as a channel, blue or bullhead will eat most anything. If you want to catch a big cat use a one pound carp, if you want a really big one use a two pounder.

[Ciexyz]

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