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Giant ‘frankenfish’ caught in Virginia may be biggest ever
Washington Times ^ | By Meredith Somers

Posted on 06/05/2013 2:34:01 PM PDT by Red Badger

It was already a special day for Caleb Newton and Phil Wilcox — the two friends enjoying a bass-fishing bachelor party on the Potomac River. But when the men spotted a long shadow swimming among the reeds, they knew things were only going to get more interesting.

Gliding among the grass was a northern snakehead, a gruesome animal known as a “Frankenfish” by some. And it was big. But it wasn’t until they wrestled it into the boat that they realized it might be the biggest anyone has ever caught with a hook and line.

“I knew it was a good fish, but I didn’t know how good,” Mr. Newton, 27, said Tuesday.

The two men have been fishing partners for years, and they know the Potomac River and its tributaries like the back of their hands. On Saturday, they joined friends and family for the Big Bass Bachelor Fishing Tournament in honor of Mr. Wilcox’s upcoming wedding.

“We pulled up to the spot, put the trolling motor down on the boat, and I saw the fish in the water,” Mr. Wilcox said. “It was absolutely huge.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: frankenfish; northernsnakehead
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Caleb Newton, who lives in Spotsylvania County, Va., holds the 17 pound, 6 ounce northern snakehead he caught Saturday in Aquia Creek in Virginia. He has filed the paperwork to have the fish registered as a world-record catch. (The Free Lance-Star via Associated Press)

1 posted on 06/05/2013 2:34:01 PM PDT by Red Badger
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2 posted on 06/05/2013 2:39:29 PM PDT by arderkrag (An Unreconstructed Georgian, STANDING WITH RAND.)
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Imagine trying to text with those fingers.


3 posted on 06/05/2013 2:40:21 PM PDT by txhurl (RNC 'voter suppression': attempting to limit each voter to ONE vote!)
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Tastes like chicken.


4 posted on 06/05/2013 2:40:44 PM PDT by bgill (The problem is...no one is watching the Watch List!)
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To: txhurl

Samsung Galaxy, no problemo........


5 posted on 06/05/2013 2:45:16 PM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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This is the fish known as Pla Chon in Thailand and SEA
It makes a great salted fermented preserved fish paste .
An enterprising entrepreneur here in the US could set up a small factory making this product with a good recipe and make millions of dollars marketing it throughout the SE Asian community here . No need for import the old and funky stuff from SEA anymore . Fresh is always better . SEA folks would but that product all day long forever .


6 posted on 06/05/2013 2:50:10 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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"Thank God he doesn't have to send the fish..."
7 posted on 06/05/2013 2:58:00 PM PDT by ken5050 (Due to all the WH scandals, MSNBC is changing its slogan from "Lean Forward" to "BOHICA")
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The Chinese say don’t worry about the invasion of the northern snakehead, just remember to use plenty of ginger when cooking it.


8 posted on 06/05/2013 2:58:42 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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The Chinese say don’t worry about the invasion of the northern snakehead, just remember to use plenty of ginger when cooking it.


This is why FR NEEDS a “Like” button.


9 posted on 06/05/2013 3:44:26 PM PDT by S.O.S121.500 (ENFORCE The Bill of Rights.....It's the Law!)
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To: Red Badger
That's small fry. Here is a big fish. (The site at the link doesn't permit posting pictures here)
10 posted on 06/05/2013 3:46:36 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

In Nam it was known as nuoc mam.


11 posted on 06/05/2013 3:52:42 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: Sarajevo

There is still water in Lake Medina?


12 posted on 06/05/2013 4:39:53 PM PDT by Dacula
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Remember—people are the biggest preditor—we can control them by consuming them—same with the feral pigs, rattlesnakes etc...


13 posted on 06/05/2013 5:22:35 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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To: Red Badger

Either the photo is shopped, or this guy has freakishly large hands and forearms.

BTW, are frankenfish edible?


14 posted on 06/05/2013 5:27:16 PM PDT by PsyOp (Common sense has become so rare it ought to be considered a "Super-Power".)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Google the Fijiian Islands & the practice once known as “long pig banquets”. Missionaries were regarded as extra tasty.

The Fijiians invented the wooden tossed salad fork only that wasn’t its original use.

;^)


15 posted on 06/05/2013 5:30:40 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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Freakin' hilarious movie.

16 posted on 06/05/2013 5:30:48 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is DOMESTIC ENEMY #1)
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See post 8.


17 posted on 06/05/2013 5:31:59 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Red Badger

I go bass fishing in Canada once a year on a private lake, and we are instructed to kill any snakeheads we catch.


18 posted on 06/05/2013 5:33:31 PM PDT by Fzob (In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Jefferson)
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Who knew the Wisconsin Senator swam in the Potomac?


19 posted on 06/05/2013 5:36:36 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Fighting Obama without Boehner & McConnell is like going deer hunting without your accordion)
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To: Red Badger

Another ‘foreigner’ getting fat at our expense....


20 posted on 06/05/2013 6:02:49 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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