World Record catfish caught by Italian angler

World Record catfish caught by Italian angler

By Cover Media

Source: yahoo

6/7/2023

An Italian fisherman caught a catfish that would have broken the world record for the largest ever to be caught - but lost out on the milestone after setting the monster fish free.

The gilled Goliath was caught by angler Alessandro Biancardi in the River Po at the start of June (2023) and measured 285cm, making it the largest ever to be caught.

In a blog post for his fishing team MADCAT, he wrote: "In silence I approached the first spot and after few casts a powerful bite arrived, the fish stood still some seconds before starting a very complicated fight, between strong currents and a lot of submerged obstacles."

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