280 LBS Catfish On Small Crank Bait

[edmhunter]

Wow, check out this 280 lbs. Catfish caught in Italy on a small crank bait!

Now that's a FISH :)

[Hydro1]

Wow, check out this 280 lbs. Catfish caught in Italy on a small crank bait!

Now that's a FISH :)

That is a hog.
Here is the article.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/25/europe/italy-giant-catfish/

[FishingMOM]

I question that it only took 40 minutes to land that fish.
Having faught upto cats I can say they are miserable and run, they never come in easily.
So I can't see that fish simply rolling over and coming in easily and on command for him.

[burbotman]

Wels catfish, def on the bucket list

[muskegnmud]

nuff said

[New Hunter Okotoks]

From that picture, I would say that the fish must weigh at least 2800 pounds!! LOL!!

[edmhunter]

No kidding eh! lol, the story was on CNN this evening and this guy has caught several of them. Would be a blast, I am sure

[Dacotensis]

Paging crankbait.
Haven't heard from him in Awhile:thinking-006:

[Kim473]

Sure looks well over 280 lbs to me. I would guess it at 600 lbs or more.

[wildside2014]

Lol thats photo shopped. The tell is the arms of the photographer not being proportionate. Its actually a crappy photoshop job too

[edmhunter]

Lol thats photo shopped. The tell is the arms of the photographer not being proportionate. Its actually a crappy photoshop job too

I won't disagree with you you there, but I did see the story on CNN. Reminds me of photos that people take of their bear with them behind it so you can just see their head and the bear looks huge. and I am not saying that there is something wrong with that!

These catfish do exist and the record was caught in a net and was way bigger. Go to the following to see some other examples:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=world+record+Wels+catfish&qpvt=world+record+Wels+catfish&FORM=IGRE

[crownb]

Sure looks well over 280 lbs to me. I would guess it at 600 lbs or more.

Yeah no kidding, he looks like he might try to eat some of my feeder cattle!!! At least 600 pounds

[Kim473]

Lol thats photo shopped. The tell is the arms of the photographer not being proportionate. Its actually a crappy photoshop job too

I was gonna say that but the last time I did I was sent to the corner for a time out.

[58thecat]

That's the one I let go the other day...my picture I took indicated much smaller but I really did not understand the fish's potential I guess.:sHa_sarcasticlol:

[greylynx]

PO Delta River in Italy.

What did the guy use to catch this monster?

Perhaps a couple of extra large anchovy pizzas put on a meat hook and rope setup tied to the trailer hitch of a rig rocket?

[edmhunter]

PO Delta River in Italy.

What did the guy use to catch this monster?

Perhaps a couple of extra large anchovy pizzas put on a meat hook and rope setup tied to the trailer hitch of a rig rocket?

Nope he showed the lure, some sort of Rattl'n Rapala, about 3 to 4" inches long and looked like this, but different colors, white/redish.

[RBI]

I liked the next story that was linked to this one , shows a video of some of these larger catfish pushing up onto the shore and grabbing pigeons .
I thought this to be strange , that a fish would go after a bird , but soon said to myself ... I guess that it is , a CATfish . :)

[Kim473]

I liked the next story that was linked to this one , shows a video of some of these larger catfish pushing up onto the shore and grabbing pigeons .
I thought this to be strange , that a fish would go after a bird , but soon said to myself ... I guess that it is , a CATfish . :)

You should see them climb trees !

[Reeves1]

Lol thats photo shopped. The tell is the arms of the photographer not being proportionate. Its actually a crappy photoshop job too

Every picture , ever , posted on AO , has been photo shopped.
Thought everyone knew that :sHa_sarcasticlol: