record 2.4 metre albino catfish
This 2.4 metre albino catfish has netted a British angler a place in the record books. The beast tipped the scales at 88 kilos.
Monster catch: Chris Grimmer, left, caught the biggest albino catfish ever landed by an angler on the the River Ebro, near Barcelona, Spain
It took 30 minutes to reel in the white catfish after it took his bait of halibut pellets. The fish was so big that the angler's rod bent over double. He described it as like 'trying to reel in a bus'.
Chris Grimmer shows off his 88kg catch before releasing it back into the River Ebro
The albino fish was returned to the water safe and well after being caught.
Ashley Scott, the guide from Catmaster Tours who organised the trip, said: 'We know what the records are for catfish so we realised straight away that it was a record.
Sheila Penfold, who is blind, caught the previous record 87.09kg albino catfish last October.
The biggest catfish ever caught in the world is a staggering 293kgs Giant Mekong Catfish caught in Thailand in 2005.
JIM1
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poor bugger gettin his
poor bugger gettin his goodies manhandled by three poms
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Leemo
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good to see they released
good to see they released her! (assuming)
absolute stonker, great catch by the angler.
bludgin' since 94'
till
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Last pic is a bit of a worry!
Last pic is a bit of a worry!
pale ale
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Obviously dont have spines
Obviously dont have spines like aussie catties???
Mitch300491
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See the monster catfish in
See the monster catfish in Spain arent disappearing..
Lastchance
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Thats unbelieveable to be
Thats unbelieveable to be caught on camera!!!!......3 poms having a bath.....
till
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Boom Boom!
Boom Boom!
pom down under
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yer, my mum printed the
yer, my mum printed the article out for me, it sed it was 13 st 12 lb and beet the previous record by 2 pounds or sumting, dad has hooked one of them and sed that it was llike be pulled plane, neveer landed it but :0
chris
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