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| ... as every well informed people do know, the wels catfish do EAT:
- cats - dogs - birds - human babies But the food they prefer the most is fishermen !!! ;-D Tight lines ! |
| From correspondents in Berlin
August 29, 2004 Catfish eats dog A GIANT catfish is suspected of having eaten a dog in a German lake near the Polish border. The estimated 1.5m catfish has been making waves in the small lake near Gueldendorf for several years, according to the Berliner Kurier newspaper. Catfish are scavengers that feed on plants and animals on the beds of lakes and rivers. They can, on rare occasions, grow up to 4.5m and weigh as much as 300kg. But the giant fish has developed other tastes and is emptying the lake of all the other fish. Now a small dachshund is believed to have been pulled underwater and eaten, the report said. Attempts to net the catfish have failed. http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10597003%255E13762,00.html ...MODERATED... |
| Lucas, Great catch!
i live in Tennessee and the biggest catfish i ever caught was only 14 lbs hahaha altho, i seen pics of one a guy from a fishin chat here on aol caught in bama weighin 111 lbs. i thought his was a biggun till i seen yours! so which guy are u in this pic ? i wished i could catch me one that big, by the way ? what did u use for bait to catch that monster ? u can write me back at KarenSilin@aol.com i been curious about this pic its been all over the net and i thought it was a phony, but if ur for real then thats awesome! Have a great day and tight lines! |
| If CATMAN_033 really was a fish biologist, therefore educated, I don't think he would have so many spelling errors. Additionally, he would probably refer to himself as a marine biologist. |
| I have been fishing for flatheads and blues my hole life. I am also a fish biologist, and I must say, I wish I could have studied this fish. Becouse I didnt and from what I have learned over 40 years in my studies leads me to believe this is a hokes. Although I wont I wont go in to detail. There is also no records of this fish ever being caught. The world record was broken by your catch but you didnt turn it in. That makes no sence!! Well if it is true congrats on the catch. |
| can you tell me the best rivers to fish in andalucia |
| Nice catch! Congratulations! I got here looking for the origin of the picture. I bet Lucas never imagined his picture was going to be used as a joke around the world. I saw it at an outdoors website here in Mexico. |
| Wow, you guys rock - someday I want to catch a big fish like that - the only things I've caught are little mountain trout (6-8 inches) in Yosemite and one inedible fish about 10 inches in the aforementioned Lake Texoma (visiting relatives). No bass, but a whole mess of good perch for dinner: )
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| Nice fish indeed. I am curious if most or all of the persons targeting these fish practice catch and release. It would be a shame to keep a fish which is larger than the fisherman. |
| it looks the same (and same place too)... |
| to TINY:
http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php?photo=193794&sort=7&thecat=998 |
| Hi R_H19 !
thank you for your comment. the webpage you have found seems to be out of date. the webmaster has put right information in this page: http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/rten.htm |
| I am a beginning catfisher and this is inspiring.
Maybe one day I will get one like this. FYI - Here is a link with the your photo attached to the wrong name: http://www.greenapple.com/~jorp/amzanim/newspecphoto.htm |
| Silucas, I want to congratulate you on catching the State record catfish of about 20 of the 50 United states. This is a mighty fine fish.
It seems that someone has copied your photo and sent it to a lot of the newspapers here in the U.S., stating that it is the new state record. This is real funny because we do not even have this species of catfish in North America. I can not stop laughing the stories are so funny. This fish has made a mockery of the newspapers, and has proved just how gullible people really are. Once again I congratulate you on a fine catch. |
| People are still passing that photo around as an american catfish record ... just recently as yesterday someone asked me if I'd ever caught one that big and I said nope and that ain't a US catfish or something like that and pointed um here to show where the picture originated ... you might be interested to know that one of them redneck boys edited the photo and put a nuclear power plant in the background on the most recent one I seen at http://www.hunt101.com/img/191136.jpg
hahaha I guess the story isn't big enough for them so they have to blow it up even bigger |
| As I young boy, my father and I caught catfish in the shallow marsh waters along the Southwest Pass of the Mississipi utilizing trot lines. These river cats were in excess of 5 ft. long and move into the shallow waters in spring to spawn. Unfortunately this was prior to catch and release fishing and there was not the glamour of claiming records. On numerous occasions the catfish were so large that we could only carry one at a time in the piroque. I no longer live in Louisiana, but have taught my son the advantage of catch and release fishing, although we still take selected fish home for the cookpot. |
| That is one Big Cat. My wife and I would really love to catch one of that size. We've caught some that we considered monster cats. 50-70lbs. But, this one makes them look like babies. We caught ours in South Texas and Southern Louisiana. |
| What I want to know is who is that burning hunk of manhood helping you hold that fish, Lucas?!
Suddenly I want to leave my things behind and become a fisherwoman in Italy... Okay - so can you eat these things? The fish not your friend :) I know you practice catch and release, but have you ever heard of or actually tasted one? Does it taste the same as the smaller varieties? |
| I would like to give credit where its do for the 121 in a half pound 60 inch blue catfish caught in lake texahoma jan.16,2004 to CODY MULLENIX.
Way to go. It really makes an angler smile to know that you would release such a monster. Thats a true sportsman. I once invited a fellow named Harlen Jordan to go deer hunting with me. All the guy wanted to bring was his camera. He told me that if he took a picture as close as an marksman can take a shot, who would argue with letting the trophy deer live. P.S. thanx texas aggie for stating that not all texans think alike. There are a few that need to enjoy our tourists most famous, I35 north. hehehe |
| that sure aint no kitten! |
| Normally all photos in this web site should be "Catch & Release" or "No Kill"... |
| Wow! What an amazing fish. I don't really fish a lot I just find the wels catfish interesting. You guys do release them, right? |
| I received the above picture in an email quoting it was a 140 lb cat caught on Lake Texoma here in Texas. In amazement and slight disbelief I searched the web and found the truth.I then edited the forward and sent it back out with the real texas and U.S. record blue cat: 121 lbs caught on a rod and reel on Lake Texoma this past January. I'm sure there are bigger there, but bass fishing is huge in Texas, more popular than catfishing. BUT I may start catfishing if I could catch some lunkers, WOW! Congrats on the huuge fish Lucas. |
| Gee guys!! That's stupid BIG!!!!
What kind of line (strength) did you use? Where in ITALY??? |
| Absolutely fantastic! It amazes me what lies at the depths of earths waters. |
| Awesome fish! I am a catfisher here in Texas and we see Blue and Flathead catfish in the 100 lbs. range quite often. The new state record is a 121 lb. Blue cat. Nothing close to the size of your Wels cats. |
That's a big mouth, and obviously, a big fish! That Man I'm starting to become a little scared of all these big bastards! |
| Well done! Please can you tell me if there are any organised trips to the area that this superb fish was caught from. Thanks |
| I guess the fact that Lucas caught the cat and not the other way around means humans are more or less still at (or near) the top of the food chain but HOLY COW that is one scary looking critter (sharks not withstanding)!!!! |
| Very nice... We catch bull reds in salt water up to 40lbs from shore, but nothing like this.. Congrats on your catch.. When may I come to Italy and have you as a guide?.. Again.. VERY NICE.. |
| I'm a lady from Louisiana who loves to fish. A 5# blue cat on a crappie jig and pole is pretty awesome. Enjoyed the pics and the website. I may have to make a trip to Italy one day. Keep fishing... |
| What a marvelous fish. Congratulations to Lucas. Great web site, too; entertaining, informative and an international community.
P.S. As Italy is south of Europe, Texas is south of the U.S. and north of Mexico. :-) |
| How do you make reservations to go fishing with a guide that can put you on these kind of fish? |
| what a fantastic fish congratulions |
| Gaetano's giant one: 257cm/100Kg 7.83ft/220.5lbs ../photos/photo-eng.php?sub=21&idx=782 |
| Gaetano, no coment!
Very, very and one more time very nice fish. Congratulations to you! |
| Bingo voor Gaetano Borghi: 257 centimeter !!! |
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Australian web site http://www.rexhunt.com.au says: "Catch of the Month: Keith from South Africa with a HUGE Wells Catfish catch!" Congratulations Lucas (alias Keith)!!! |
| TRUTH OR FICTION: http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/catfish.htm |
| Those are very impressive fish. I spent the weekend snagging paddlefish in Missouri (USA), but they are nothing compared to your Po River catfish! |
| for one thing that is one nice ass cat but there is no way u will find me in that water that deep and with catfish that big. arnt you afraid that the cat will bit you are something like |
| Yes, there are catfish in the Danube, so your grandfather could very well have told you the truth! |
| I was looking at all these pictures and it reminded me of a story my grandpa told me.
He said back when he was my age, which was about 1946, he was walking on a bridge over the Danube in Romania, and he said he say a huge catfish the size of a man standing up washed up on the bank. I was wondering if the Silurus Glanis also are in the Danube around the Romanian country side. And also, how do you fish for them, using bobbers, lures or traditional methods for catching catfish here in the states such as chiken liver and stink bait? |
| The aim of this site is to share a passion, and not just to show the biggest, largest and hugest catfish.
But for those who are interested to see very BIG ONES we have some photos: YURI: 242cm/103Kg | 7.38ft/227lbs TONY: 244cm/88Kg | 7.44ft/194lbs XAVIER: albino 214cm/75Kg | 6.52ft/165lbs |
| Really exceptional one !!!
Looks like a big aquarium fish. Congratulations !!! |
| My first ever cats ... not a bad start ;) |
| all taken early morning ....and strung up for about 1 hour for the light ....I respect where you are coming from ....Big Ron |
| ... this fish was caught (and released) in Italy (South of Europe) in the Po river. |
| So where was this Catfish Caught? Someone said Europe. What part of Europe? |
| I didn't keep it to eat. I practise Catch & Release. Greetings, Lucas |
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