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Italian fisherman may have caught world's largest wels catfish Italian fisherman Dino Ferrari caught a 280-lb. Wels Catfish Thursday in Italy's Po Delta river, setting a new record. The U.K. Mirror reported that the catch is the world's largest wels catfish to be caught by rod and reel. While the Po Delta River is known for being home to massive Wels Catfish averaging 6.5 feet, Ferrari's catch measured 8.8 feet.
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- Blue catfish are by far the largest species of North American catfish. The previous Florida record was held by James Mitchell, who caught a 64.5-pound catfish also from the Choctawhatchee River in 2008. For comparison, the International Game Fish Association lists a 143-pound blue catfish from Virginia as the world record.
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World's Biggest Fish Fry World's Biggest Fish Fry. Home | Kentucky Lake Area Events | World's Biggest Fish Fry. The World's Biggest Fish Fry is held each year in Paris, Tenn. Featuring all-you-can-eat catfish and all the trimmings, an arts and crafts show, parade, Bell City Carnival, catfish races, junior fishing rodeo, IPRA Rodeo, and a whole lot more. The 2016 schedule of events is posted below.
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World's largest freshwater fish caught? World's largest freshwater fish caught? Scientists working with Jeff Corwin for ABC's show Ocean Mysteries say they caught a 600-800 pound giant stingray in Thailand which may be the world's largest freshwater fish ever caught. U.S. Edition.
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Do I Know This ? Mekong Giant Catfish. One of the largest fish in the world, Mekong giant catfish, such as this one on a fisherman's boat, can reach 10 feet (3 meters) long and weigh up to 650 pounds (300 kilograms).
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Giant 14ft, 800lb stingray becomes the biggest freshwater fish ever caught with a line and rod after TV star reels it in A stingray weighing nearly 800lb is thought to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line. It was so big that several men on board a small fishing boat had to take it in turns to help on the rod.
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9 Largest Fish Ever Caught On May 1, 2005 Fishermen in northern Thailand netted what scientists believe is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded, let alone caught. At 9 feet long and 646 pounds, the Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) was the size of an adult grizzly bear.
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Holy Carp: Man Catches What May Be Biggest Fish of Its Kind at 92 Pounds Fox News. Holy Carp: Man Catches What May Be Biggest Fish of Its Kind at 92 Pounds. An Illinois man who fishes with a bow and arrow made the catch-of-a-lifetime in the Mississippi River. Darin Opel snagged himself a 92-and-a-half-pound, 62-inch carp near Alton, Mo., that he calls “a little monster,” MyFOX St. Louis reported.
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All New West Virginia Blue Catfish Record Has Been Set This new West Virginia blue catfish record tipped the scales at nearly 60 pounds and was just under 45 inches long. According to the story, the old record, which still holds the length record of 47 inches, had a weight of 52 pounds. That fish was also caught out of the Ohio River.
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World Record Catfish, The Largest Catfish Ever Caught The current Buggs Island 143 pound fish was certified as a record catfish and broke the existing world record by an impressive thirteen pounds and also certifies as the new Virginia state record blue catfish. Weight: 143 pound. Length: 57 Inches. Girth: 47 Inches.
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Biggest Bluegill Ever Caught The biggest Bluegill ever caught weighed 5 lbs and 7 oz. It was caught in 1998 by Amos Gray in South Carolina. Majority of Bluegills weigh half a pound. The average length is six to eight inches. The Bluegill was originally a freshwater fish.
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10 Biggest Catfish World Records of All Time <h2>Wels</h2>Not only is the wels one of the largest catfish species in the world, it is also one of the largest freshwater fish in the world—with catches reported into the 600-pound range.
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- A catfish actually holds the record for largest freshwater fish caught in most countries. The world record for a catfish is said to of been caught in Thailand by 2 fisherman. The weight is recorded at a groundbreaking 645 lbs. This catfish was considered to be a monster type species of catfish in the local area of Thailand.
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Did This Man Catch A Giant Catfish, Or The Spawn Of Cthulhu? One fish, two fish, red fish, OH GOD WHAT IS THIS?! Italian man Dino Ferrari reeled in a 280-pound catfish behemoth in Italy's Po River last week, reminding us all that we are but mere mortals at the mercy of otherworldly demons.
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Is this the Next World Record Catfish? Although Ferrari’s catch may be the biggest wels catfish ever caught with a rod and reel, it is not be the largest ever landed in either size or weight. The largest wels catfish ever recorded, also caught in the Po Delta, was 9.1 feet and weighed 297 pounds. The method by which that fish was caught is unclear.
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List of largest fish Most authorities now give the crown of the largest catfish to the Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, which is also considered the heaviest completely freshwater fish. This fish has been recorded at sizes up to 350 kg (770 lb) and 3 m (9.8 ft).
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DNR News Record size blue catfish caught from Santee Cooper system. The Santee Cooper reservoirs have long been known as an angler's paradise and the recent capture of the largest Lake Moultrie blue catfish ever observed only solidifies this reputation.
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Flathead catfish could have shattered record, but teen angler lets it live Because the fish was released, an 85-pound, 15-ounce flathead caught on the Hiwassee River in 1993 remains the Tennessee record. And it remains unclear whether Powers’ flathead might have come close to breaking the world record – a 123-pound flathead caught on the Elk City Reservoir in Kansas in 1998.
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Is this the Next World Record Catfish? Although most blue catfish are caught with bait, they can also be tricked with bucktail jigs, plastic worms and flies. <p></p> Anglers targeting blue catfish will usually present their bait on the bottom, as this is where the fish spend most of their time hunting for their next meal. Their large size, strong fights and quality meat all make the blue catfish a top freshwater game fish. <h2>Blue Catfish </h2>As the largest catfish species found in North America, the blue cat has long been a favorite target of freshwater anglers looking for a bullish fight to test their skill and tackle.
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Grizzly Bear-Size Catfish Caught in Thailand June 29, 2005. View a gallery of exclusive pictures of the giant catfish. Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, a huge catfish caught in northern Thailand may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded. Printer Friendly.
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He must have eaten a lot of whitebait: Briton catches world's biggest ALBINO catfish weighing a staggering 206lbs A British angler has netted a place in the record books after catching the world's biggest albino catfish after seven years of trying. Bernie Campbell battled the rare 8ft-long monster for 30 minutes before finally hauling it in.
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- Supersized big fish: 21 record breaking rod snappers, in pictures. The Codfather: Fisherman Bert Williams has landed a 93lbs cod that has set a new British record for the biggest cod ever caught by a British angler. Bert, who is 71 and suffers with a heart condition, reeled in his 5ft long catch after a frantic 20 minute battle off Soroya, Norway. However the fish is still 10lbs off the world record.​ Credit: SportsQuestHolidays/BNPS.
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Channel catfish A member of the Ictalurus genus of American catfishes, channel catfish have a top-end size of about 40–50 pounds (18–23 kg). The world record channel catfish weighed 58 pounds, and was taken from the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina, on July 7, 1964.
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9 Largest Fish Ever Caught Ken Fraser caught the world’s biggest Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia back on October 26, 1979. He landed the 1,496 pound fish in an impressive 45 minutes, and has been basking in the glory ever since.
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Giant 8ft 9in catfish weighing 19 stone caught in Italy is thought to be the biggest ever reeled in with a rod and line But while Mr Ferrari's fish might set a new record for the biggest ever caught on a line, it is not the heaviest ever hooked-that award goes to catfish which weighed 22st and was 9ft long, and was caught in the Po Delta, reports The Mirror.