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It’s hard to top out at 18 but that’s exactly what happened to 18 year old Simon Field last month when he landed a fish the size of a canoe in Spain.  Field could fish the remainder of his lifetime and odds are he’ll never beat the size - and thrill - of battling his 7 foot 11 inch, 211 pound monster catfish.  His catch also puts him in a pretty exclusive group of fishermen as, according to the Daily Mail, Field is one of only 30 people in the United Kingdom to land a freshwater fish weighing more than 200 pounds.  When considering all of Europe, the number of anglers only jumps to around 300.