oh! my! god! thats all!
"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.-- Mark Twain"
No freshwater fish ever went 1000lb not ever! the biggest freshwater fish species are the Wels catfish some big south American carp like fish called the Piracau, or the Mekong catfish, they can't decide, the Mekong catfish currently holds the record, and that fish didn't reach 500lb let alone 1000lb
How would they land it? Were they using 1000 lb line? and how would they get it into the boat??
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