Category: catfish

Italian Angler Feels ‘Tremendous’ Tug on Line, Reels In Record Catfish Over 9 Feet Long From River Po

June 23, 2023
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An experienced Italian angler who recently reeled in a mammoth catfish is awaiting confirmation whether it is a world record after his hefty catch measured over 9 feet long (approx. 2.7 meters). Building contractor and pro-staffer at Madcat Fishing Alessandro Biancardi, 43, from Ostiglia in Mantua province, Italy, caught a monster catfish on May 25….

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Angler Sees Tug on Line, Battles 222-Pound Monster Catfish That Drags Him Half-Mile Downriver

April 7, 2023
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In the biggest catch of his life, angler Ditch Ballard caught a humongous monster of a catfish in a Spanish river, weighing a staggering 222 pounds. The 8.2-foot (2.5-meter) long catfish—almost the length of a small car—dragged the British fishing enthusiast’s boat almost a mile downriver as he fought to hold onto it. Ballard, who…

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German Fisherman Catches Ultra-Rare Bright-Yellow Catfish That Looks Like Giant Banana

November 9, 2021
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A professional angler from Germany reeled in a rare bright-yellow wels catfish—like a giant, writhing banana with gills—while fishing with his twin brother on a lake in the Netherlands. The fisherman from Duisburg, Martin Glatz, on Oct. 4 was testing out a new lure, and at first thought he’d hooked a fish “comparable to a…

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15-Year-Old UK Girl Reels In Massive 100lb Monster Catfish—And Its Bigger Than Her

October 13, 2021
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A teen fishing ace who didn’t think she’d catch anything as it was Friday the 13th snared her biggest yet—a massive 100-pound catfish bigger than her. Hannah Truscott, 15, specializes in netting the species and has now caught her own personal best—a 96-pound-4-ounce beast. She was fishing with her father, Paul, at White Lakes in Essex…

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