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Jun 15, 2023 · Alessandro Biancardi, an Italian angler, pulled an enormous, 9.4-foot-long (2.85 meters) catfish from the shallow waters of the River Po in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. The catch...
Jan 18, 2019 · The world’s largest redtail catfish was captured in 2010 by Gilberto Fernandes in Brazil’s Amazon River. Fernandes’ redtail catfish was 123 pounds 7 ounces (56 kilograms) and 4.62 feet (1.408 meters) long.
Dec 8, 2019 · Wels Catfish. All-Tackle Record: 134.97 kilograms (297 pounds, 9 ounces), River Po, Italy. Not only is the wels one of the largest catfish species in the world, it is also one of the largest freshwater fish in the world with catches reported into the 600-pound range.
Jun 13, 2024 · What's the biggest world record catfish ever caught? Here's a look at 10 of the most impressive flathead and blue catfish records of all time.
Jun 6, 2023 · With 10 witnesses looking on, the wels catfish stretched 9 feet, 4.4 inches long, qualifying it for the International Game Fish Association all-tackle world record for length by 1.6 inches,...
The Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas; Thai: ปลาบึก, RTGS: pla buek, pronounced [plāː bɯ̀k]; Khmer: ត្រីរាជ /trəy riec/; Vietnamese: cá tra dầu), is a large, threatened species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the shark catfish family (Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and ...
The current world record for the Mekong Giant Catfish is held by Thai fisherman Kik Panomwan, who caught a 646-pound fish in the Mekong River in Thailand in 2005. This record was also verified by the IGFA and still stands today. In addition to these world records, there are also many line-class records for catfish that have been set over the years.
May 27, 2024 · The Wels catfish, a species native to central and eastern Europe, is known for its enormous size and predatory nature. This prehistoric fish can grow to lengths of over 9 feet (2.7 meters), making it one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.
The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in...
Nov 28, 2023 · The world record catfish, the largest catfish in history, was recently reeled in by Italian angler Alessandro Biancardi. This extraordinary catch took place in the River Po, Lombardy, where Biancardi encountered a massive wels catfish measuring 9.4 feet in length.
