By Stuart Woledge PUBLISHED: 15:29 EST, 31 July 2013 | UPDATED: 01:49 EST, 1 August 2013 Fishermen the world over are known for being prone to exaggerating the size of their catch. But a bizarre game of 'my one's bigger than yours' appears to have broken out between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, who have got their lines crossed over who has caught the biggest fish. Just days after Mr Putin claimed to have caught a giant pike on a fishing trip, his next door neighbour Mr Lukashenko has boasted about catching a man-sized catfish.
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Alexander Lukashenko boasts 126lb catfish catch from Pripyat river
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The bold claim beats last week's Vladamir Putin's 46lb pike proclamation
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The two leaders appear to be locked in a bitter game of fish brinkmanship
Sadly photographic evidence of Mr @placeholder's catch has not been released