Wow - 646lb Catfish Caught

[FuriousDrew]

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.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/photogalleries/giantcatfish/index.html

Pretty damn impressive they were able to reel that thing in, though catfish is a pretty nasty, bottom feeding fish.

 

[TheFalls]

damn son....feed phnom penh with that mother.

Fried catfish with good hush puppies and lots of hot sauce and a dash of ketchup is pretty money!

but that can't taste good. although anything fried is edible. anything.

 

[punter]

gonna take 1 hell of a skillet.

 

[GoForBroke]

That's a big ass bitch!

 

[wilheim]

Not for nothing but this has already been reported.

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The Mekong giant Catfish: It sounds like a freak-show exhibit from Barnum’s American Museum. In fact, it was hauled from northern Thailand’s Mekong River last month by a team of fishermen. At 9 feet long and 646 pounds, the giant cat is the largest freshwater fish ever caught. Unfortunately, it could not be kept alive and subsequently fed the local village.


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[JakeT.]

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Haha just a tiny bit old.