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slipbob

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646 pound catfish!
« on: Jun 30, 2005, 09:07 AM »
Check this out if you haven't all seen it already.  You can click on and enlarge the photo.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=375087&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=6/30/2005
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carpcatcher

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2005, 09:14 AM »
That would be a blast to catch on a jigging rod(lol)
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ol crawdad

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #2 on: Jun 30, 2005, 09:23 AM »
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0629_050629_giantcatfish.html

I was about to start a thread about this also, but since SB started one, I will just add the link I was going to add:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0629_050629_giantcatfish.html 
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Oh Lord - there he is, it feels like a big one, please don\'t let me lose him, I\'ve never caught one this big before.  I\'ll try not to horse him, and if I land him, I promise to release him, and make a graphite replica, if my wife says it\'s ok.  Thank you for the Rapalas...

devil-man

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #3 on: Jun 30, 2005, 09:23 AM »
That is insane!  :rotflol:
What did they land it with? A crane?
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bigredfishing

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #4 on: Jun 30, 2005, 12:14 PM »
i need a bigger boat!
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ol crawdad

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #5 on: Jun 30, 2005, 12:27 PM »
BigRed, whan are heading to Thailand to get a 700 pounder?!
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Oh Lord - there he is, it feels like a big one, please don\'t let me lose him, I\'ve never caught one this big before.  I\'ll try not to horse him, and if I land him, I promise to release him, and make a graphite replica, if my wife says it\'s ok.  Thank you for the Rapalas...

Dr. IceGeek

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #6 on: Jun 30, 2005, 01:09 PM »
What about those guys that engage in "noodling" I think it's called where they literally catch them with their hands. Imagine grabbing ahold of that beast!
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wormwigglr

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #7 on: Jun 30, 2005, 01:26 PM »
icegeek check the catfish thread there is plenty of talk about noodling
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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #8 on: Jun 30, 2005, 05:17 PM »
What a Monster Catfish!!! :o That must have been some fight in the net eh?, they must makes some strong nets there to hold a fish that big.:flex::w00t:

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devil-man

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #9 on: Jun 30, 2005, 06:27 PM »
Quote from: Dr. IceGeek on Jun 30, 2005, 01:09 PM
What about those guys that engage in "noodling" I think it's called where they literally catch them with their hands. Imagine grabbing ahold of that beast!

Unless you are a sumo wrestler that would not be a good idea!  ;D
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wormwigglr

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #10 on: Jun 30, 2005, 09:11 PM »
a cat that big would probably still tear a sumo wrestler a new a-hole.  ;)
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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #11 on: Jun 30, 2005, 10:20 PM »
get me a big gaff and a bigg fishin pole and meet me in thailand   ::) ::)   that must have been a blast to catch.
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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #12 on: Jul 01, 2005, 10:30 PM »
give me a gaff n an UL rod with a reel that holds 10 miles of 4lb test n I can land him.... ;)
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Mackdaddy21

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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #13 on: Jul 06, 2005, 12:38 AM »
Those catfish are known as Pla Buek. They are primarly plankton feeders and they feed much like whales. They might be the largest catfish and freshwater fish in the world, but the Wels Catfish of Eurasia and the Piraibi Catfish of the Amazon basin may be bigger.
These are strange looking cats in that they don't have long whiskers, and in fact have only tiny barbels under their chins. That they eat plankton and aren't predators make it even more amazing.
Sadly this big cat is either endangered or threatened in some regions of Southeast Asia. However in parts of the Mekong, Salween, and Irrawaddy Rivers, they are actually fairly abundant.
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Re: 646 pound catfish!
« Reply #14 on: Jul 06, 2005, 08:36 AM »
lol they are always thinking over there its funny there first thought was to sell it to someone who wanted to set it free then when it died they chopped it up and sold it to villagers for food i wonder what a fish that big and old tasted like :sick: also i wanna see how big the net was to haul that thing in :o
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