worlds largest catfish caught (pic)

[fishnutham]

sorry if its a repost first time i've seen it..
Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River on May 1. Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

 

[johnnylaw1984]

wow

 

[Zorro]

Booo netted doesnt count. Only counts if its rod and reel.

 

[fishnutham]

try this then
New state record catfish. 140 lbs. caught in Lake Texoma. This is one of those legendary fish that scuba divers say they see at the bottom of dams that are big enough to eat a person.

 

[Sunpoe]

That is kinda big.

 

[fishnutham]

nice video here of a wels being reeled in
http://fishosaur.com/

 

[AquataHolic420]

if any of those were killed its a damn shame... 646 lbs was prolly alive for 50 years +.

 

[Havey]

try this then
New state record catfish. 140 lbs. caught in Lake Texoma. This is one of those legendary fish that scuba divers say they see at the bottom of dams that are big enough to eat a person.

That's a Wels from Europe...not Texas.

The US record is a Blue Cat.

The Scuba diving is an urban myth regarding any of 20 dams down south.

 

[Zorro]

nice video here of a wels being reeled in
http://fishosaur.com/

Thats amazing

 

[gian krlo]

wow BUT have to say that it is not the biggest, the biggest its the arapaima gigas , that its the biggest ONE, from SOUTH AMERICA.