9 foot, 230+lb Wells Catfish caught in Spain

[Aridd]

3rd largest in the world i guess. pretty huge.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2726716/Angler-nets-giant-17-stone-catfish.html

 

[ryeguy28]

they look like big tadpoles

 

[Z Rex]

What a monster. Reminds me of the monster my gf claims inhabits my cloest.

 

[Krawnik]

I wonder how many people would try to shove that beast in a 55g if they saw it at a LFS

 

[Cakilla]

Wow thats huge , I have heard of people that have them in ponds

 

[Warborg]

I wonder how many people would try to shove that beast in a 55g if they saw it at a LFS

and then say they only get to 2 feet just because they haven't seen a picture of one that's bigger

 

[MonsterMinis]

What shocks me more then it looks like a giant tadpole... because they do.. and I can never get over that.. lol.. Is it took 15 mins to land?... Thats it?... Are they that bad at fighting? or rather, that weak a fish?

 

[IKeepPacu]

What shocks me more then it looks like a giant tadpole... because they do.. and I can never get over that.. lol.. Is it took 15 mins to land?... Thats it?... Are they that bad at fighting? or rather, that weak a fish?

i was thinking the same thing. Im a fisherman, and ive seen 40lb fish take longer than that to reel in bcause they keep peeling line. cant imagine how a 240lb cat would only take 15 mins...

 

[jlnguyen74]

Now, that's ]v[onster!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[coeus]

What shocks me more then it looks like a giant tadpole... because they do.. and I can never get over that.. lol.. Is it took 15 mins to land?... Thats it?... Are they that bad at fighting? or rather, that weak a fish?

less to do with strength more to do with stamina