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Old 17-07-2009, 10:12 AM
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Default Monstrous Catfish on a fly

Hi all

I saw those pics on the web, with an incredible fish caught on a fly rod in spain :


here's the take :
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that's a bending rod !
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here it is :
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What a beast :
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Incredible :
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Old 17-07-2009, 11:15 AM
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wow. Thats one big fish
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Old 17-07-2009, 11:22 AM
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That's some fish it looks like it's had it's teeth whitened.

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Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Danube River Catfish called a Silure in France. These things are now in nearly all major French rivers and fish up to 70 Kg are taken every year. The Rhone is one of the hot beds of fishing for Silure but they have now been reported in the Moselle River only a few miles from the Luxembourg border near Metz. Surprised to see someone fishing for them on a fly rod though! I think the official world record is somewhere around 110 Kg and 2m 60 for a fish caught in Spain this summer but there are rumours of fish in Russia which go up to 300 kg. Anyone feel like going for a swim in those waters?
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its nearly as big as mine

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(me kneeling on left)
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WOW!

talk about smile for the camera!
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Old 29-10-2009, 12:12 PM
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Thats a big pussy!
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:52 PM
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how many days did it take to play that fish out on a fly rod?
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