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Monster catfish hooked in Spain
UPI ^
| 24 Nov 2006
| UPI
Posted on 11/26/2006 9:02:59 AM PST by FLOutdoorsman
An English school caretaker nearly drowned as he set a record for hooking the largest catfish in Europe, a 226 pound monster christened "Jaws" in Spain.
It took two friends to keep Carl Smith of Owestry from being dragged into the River Ebro in Spain after fighting the giant fish for 35 minutes, The Times of London reports.
"The force of the tug practically sent me crashing to the ground," Smith said. "It's mouth, with rows of sharp teeth, made it look like a man-eating shark."
European wels catfish are reputed to eat anything that can fit into their huge mouths.
The catfish was released after being weighed, measured and photographed with Smith holding his tail.
Common in Spain, Italy and Greece, the catfish generally weigh between 80 and 100 pounds.
The previous European record was 224 lbs.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Unclassified; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: catfish; fish; fishing; spain; trophies
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Big fish. Not as big as a Mekong Cat. But really huge. These guys will eat anything.
Remember Kuno, the dog-eating catfish of a few years ago.
http://www.kxan.com/global/story.asp?s=1376609&ClientType=Printable
To: handy old one
Give a man a fish (like this) and he can eat for a month...
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:07:42 AM PST
by
Hegemony Cricket
(I'm Hegemony Cricket, and I improvised this message.)
To: FLOutdoorsman
Wow! That is bigger than the one caught here in MO, last year by a long shot!
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:08:16 AM PST
by
cardinal4
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:10:31 AM PST
by
ThreePuttinDude
()...On 9-11 & 7-7 Islamic missionaries came a callin'.....()
To: FLOutdoorsman
I've been waiting to use these on an appropriate thread....
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:15:37 AM PST
by
digger48
To: 2Jedismom; Sam Cree
This one's too big to noodle!
To: cardinal4; Free Trapper
Pinging freeper freetrapper, sure wish I knew what happened to him.
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:16:26 AM PST
by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzlim velocity)
To: digger48
I remember that article. They guy saved the cat from certain death there.
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:17:03 AM PST
by
FLOutdoorsman
(Don't hate the media. Become the media.)
To: FLOutdoorsman
Uh... Why is the guy on the left wearing fatiques? Or is the European fish smarter too?
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:17:08 AM PST
by
John123
(As a tribute to Red, I will light a cigar for every game the Celtics win this season...)
To: FLOutdoorsman
Here's a nice catfish caught in a South Pacific region a couple of years ago.
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:17:28 AM PST
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(New Jersey gets the corrupt government it deserves!)
To: FLOutdoorsman
Sorry to those on dial-up....
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:17:29 AM PST
by
digger48
To: FLOutdoorsman
Good grief...what did they bait the hook with, a deer?
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:17:48 AM PST
by
wku man
(BLOAT!!!!!!!)
To: FLOutdoorsman
Released it?! I would have fried that baby and fed the neighborhood.
To: FLOutdoorsman
Thai men hook 646-lb. catfish, may be worlds largest:
June 30, 2005
Thai fishermen caught a 293-kilogram (646-pound) catfish that may have been the worlds largest freshwater fish, wildlife conservation groups said....
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/06/30/fish.ap/index.html
To: John123
I don't thik the fish are smarter. With fishing, it all depends on the whim of the fish.
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:18:50 AM PST
by
FLOutdoorsman
(Don't hate the media. Become the media.)
To: FLOutdoorsman
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:19:16 AM PST
by
johnny7
("We took a hell of a beating." -'Vinegar Joe' Stilwell)
To: alice_in_bubbaland
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water...
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:19:45 AM PST
by
wku man
(BLOAT!!!!!!!)
To: alice_in_bubbaland
Seems to be retaining alot of water.
To: FLOutdoorsman
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:21:22 AM PST
by
WSGilcrest
(Mikey likes it!)
To: johnny7
I know it's popular in Oklahoma and other areas, but down here I would not have it as my main pick. Gators and Alligator Snappers. Who knows though, I spearfish and do other things stupid[aka fun].
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posted on
11/26/2006 9:22:12 AM PST
by
FLOutdoorsman
(Don't hate the media. Become the media.)
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