Catfish For Everyone!!!

mikester · 06-30-2005, 07:14 PM

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/06/30/fish.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thai fishermen caught a 293-kilogram (646-pound) catfish that may have been the world's largest freshwater fish, wildlife conservation groups said.

My wife's response to this when I read it to her;

"how'd those little people catch that fish?"

Then when I said "I can't wait to post THAT on the board" she replied "I'm not racist!"

that was great...

I think we're gonne need a bigger frier.

Man I miss charlie's fish camp back in jax, BVD will know what I'm talking about.

Shaun @ Tru6 · 06-30-2005, 08:25 PM

Whoa!

When I was a wee tot in MN, I went to Camp FISH: Fishing Instructional Seminar Headquarters.

Man those were good times.

targa911S · 07-01-2005, 11:04 AM

Who's makin' the hush puppies?

vash · vash's Garage

damn, they used a net.

mikester · 07-01-2005, 11:12 AM

I think we're gonna need a keg or three as well.

scottmandue · 07-02-2005, 12:56 PM

something like...

911mot · 911mot's Garage

just make sure you put a lid on the bowl or the cat will get it

kach22i · 07-04-2005, 08:40 AM

Another version of the article:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0629_050629_giantcatfish.html

With a link to; (See exclusive photos of the villagers butchering the fish.):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/photogalleries/giantcatfish/photo2.html

Quote:

Thai fishers struggled for more than an hour to haul in this record-breaking Mekong giant catfish. Despite efforts to keep the bear-size catfish alive, it died and was later eaten by villagers.

The species is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. The rare specimen, captured in the Mekong River in Chiang Khong district, is the largest since Thailand began keeping records in 1981.