[coverdog]

Bigun

 

[Hamilton Reef]

Let us know when you find out the size & weight of that monster.

 

[pikedevil]

Thats not at a US caught cat for sure. Looks to me like a wells catfish native to Europe....Even then thats a really big one. Looks like it could be 150# + easy.

 

[pikedevil]

ha i do like how the strong looking guy is holding up the light tail part and the other guy is falling in the water trying to hold up the heavy end.

 

[coverdog]

Originally posted by pikedevil
Thats not at a US caught cat for sure. Looks to me like a wells catfish native to Europe....Even then thats a really big one. Looks like it could be 150# + easy.

It is not a native U.S. fish and they believe it to be a Wels cat native to Europe and Asia.
But it was caught in the Mississippi they claim. Maybe courtesy of freighter bilges like are beloved gobies and zebras? Just a guess on my part. Or it could be B.S. that it was caught here. But it's big.

 

[goggleye57]

Exact same picture on the Florida Sportsman chat board, They didn't claim it was from the Mississippi. They agreed it was a Wels from Europe.

 

[Gone Fishing Jr]

Man that is a monster, It's twice the size of me. Did they catch that with your hands or with a 1 foot reel?

 

[treehunter2]

y'all goinng to hav u a fisin fry ? wher goin to need another bag of hush puppy pa

 

[Lunker]

Let em go in the Mississippi ! He would take care of all those big mouth carp in a hurry.

 

[visualtec]

We would like to welcome Lipton Tea to the many
sponsors of our May 22, 2004 Catfish Tournament in
Rockwood Michigan. Lipton will be sponsoring by
donating $500 cash. Further details to follow.

Duracraft will have their new 20' Catmaster boat on
display prior to the tournament. The boat will be
given away in a drawing of tournament anglers names.

Total available cash and prizes is now expected at
$125,000.00. We expect a huge turn-out and the
available purse to grow to well over $150,000.00,
including the tagged fish.

For more info and entry information go to:

www.catfishtournament.com

Boats are started in the order that entries are
received.

Hope to see you there.

Don

Monroe, MI

 

[Ralph Smith]

A friend of mine sent me the same pic, and then I found it here. The article said it was a new Texas state record, and was 140 lbs.

 

[Ralph Smith]

It was caught in Lake Texoma and it was probobly over 100 years old.

 

[Steely-Head]

That fish was not caught in Texoma, that article has been circling around the internet for a while. The article itself may be real but the pictured fish is

A) Obviously more than 140 pounds.

B) Not native to Texas or North America at all, that is a Wels catfish, native to Europe and Asia.

 

[Ralph Smith]

Thanks for info steely

 

[junglejulie]

O M G !!! And that was caught on a line????

 

[fishing addict]

IMAGINE Noodleing one of those?

Might be hazardous to your health!

 

[RichP]

If cats that big have the same properties as the smaller ones that around here, I have to wonder how much slime those 2 guys got all over them after picking up that beast!