Cat FFFFFFFFFish

[ken4159]

I reckon we've all seen some big cat fish, but check this out

Don't know where it was caught so don't ask

[caloundra]

now thats a bbbbbbig cat ffffffffffish

[Zeeke]

that'd be an american catfish.. where they perform the art of toe wiggling.. they walk across the river wiggling there toes in deep holes then when the catfish latches on, they wrestle it to the surface!

Tim

[cHiCo]

they could make a movie out of that like "Lake Placid" but with a monster cat fish instead of croc.

[Gorilla_in_Manila]

Ha ha Tim,
Guess the 200lb wire hanging out of its gob was just to confuse us.

Cheers
jeff

[Brett_Finger]

from the back of my bad memory, these fish hail form South Africa?
one of the regulers here has fished for them and posted.. i think
Hookin,Brett

[SeaHunt]

Yor are right Zeeke...
I don't know if you are familiar with "noodling", but it is the term for
the way Oklahoma guys catch their fish. These guys wade out into the
river and feel for holes or logs on the river floor.
When they find a catfish hole, they stick their hands in there wiggle
their fingers, the cats latch on and the 'idiots' pull out
these monsters. Many people lose their lives each year because of this.
Some fish are so big they literally pull the 'idiot' under.
Snapping turtles and snakes claim their fair share of rednecks too.
Hereare some pictures of what they come out with.

[basserman]

and all you brissvagas people complain about the catties you catch when fishing at night!

[Big_Al_2]

What's the point? For the risk I'd hope they are edible? However, like eels, there's something about catfish that would turn me off eating them regardless.

I've seen huge golden catfish towing people around when fishing at Karumba a few years ago - but that was of the fork-tailed variety unlike these.

Cheers

Big Al 2

[Jeremy87]

Another type of large catfish are called barble. I have a friend at school from South Africa and he's always going on about them.

[michael_Brewer]

jeff, that's probably his whisker
mick

[jewies]

there also in europe aswell i think i read they are in spain as well ???

[chaser]

I herd in europe some people got busted using LIVE CATS as bait and these fish are suppost to be a delicasy

[goldeneye]

oh my goodness, that is incredible! i thought a 2ft catfish was slimy enough, why would you want to touch one any bigger!