OT: Catfish God Caught

[Tuckerfan]

Over 600 lbs! (http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/06/30/no_fish_tale_thai_catch_646_pound_fish/)
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">This big one did not get away. Thai fishermen netted a 646-pound catfish believed to have been the world's largest freshwater fish ever caught in Thailand, a researcher said Thursday.

The nearly 9-foot-long Mekong giant catfish was landed May 1 by villagers in Chiang Khong, a remote district in northern Thailand, and weighed by Thai fisheries department officials, said Zeb Hogan, who leads an international project to locate and study the world's largest freshwater fish species.</font>

[Wirecutter]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Tuckerfan:
Over 600 lbs! (http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/06/30/no_fish_tale_thai_catch_646_pound_fish/) </font>This big one did not get away.

I'd sure like to hear about the hardware they used to reel that sucker in. Note that the article states that the fish was landed by "villagers", as in more than one. They probably thought they'd snagged a Volkswagen.

-M

[BillH]

I heard it was netted.

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

I'm sure they caught it in a net.

-Adrian

[Wirecutter]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 3 Phase Lightbulb:
I'm sure they caught it in a net.</font>

Yes, of course - didn't occur to me. Must have been quite a team effort, tho.

[3 Phase Lightbulb]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Wirecutter:
Yes, of course - didn't occur to me. Must have been quite a team effort, tho.

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I think someone standing in the boat probably dangled a little mouse by his tail, and the cat fish jumped out of the water and into the boat? http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net//smile.gif

-Adrian

[wierdscience]

Okay I want 10 gallons of cole slaw,10 15 pound hush puppies and a 55 gallon root beer.Oh and 2 gallons of tarter sauce http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net//biggrin.gif

[This message has been edited by wierdscience (edited 06-30-2005).]