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And the biggest catfishes were suppposed to be about 100 pounds.
There are big, but not as big as the one supposedly shown in the earlier underwater photos.
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Actually, all 3 of these catfish are European Wels catfish. The top one was caught in the Po River in Italy in 2008, was 198 lbs, and was 7 ft 4" long. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wefish/3093572636/)
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd one was caught in Spain in 2008 by a British fisherman. At the time it was the Spanish record (may still be) at 226 lbs & 8 ft long. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/3165534/British-angler-catches-huge-catfish-in-Spain.html) (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/1788216/Brit-angler-catches-Spains-biggest-fish-when-he-reels-in-massive-catfish.html)
The 3rd one was also caught in Spain, not the Ohio River. No length or weight info was given for it, though. (http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/fishing/2009/10/angling-cult-europe-targets-wels-catfish-can-reach-200-pounds?photo=15#node-1001340789)
Thank you so much for the IDs! I see my Facebook friends are still a bunch of spoofers. I really should have been more suspicious myself because I thought the body conformation of #2 looked like a Wels catfish rather than any catfish that I recognised as native to the region.
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