Photos: Catching A 400-lb Piraiba
Check out these amazing photos and video clips of big-fish angler Larry Dahlberg beaching what should be the world's largest catfish ever landed on a rod and reel.
Looking down to the giant crushers in the cat's mouth Larry saw that it had been a miraculous catch. The circle hook had been snelled incorrectly by an assistant, which meant it could not have rotated. And it was stuck in only as deep as the barb. A 14/0 marlin hook would have straightened with the pressure Dahlberg had applied. The overly thick Mutu shaft had held. "I wanted to investigate the crushers a little more closely, but I was fearful," Larry said. "It was clear that if you put your finger in its mouth the fish would pop it like stepping on a hot dog." Photo by Outdoor Life Online Editor AdvertisementRelated PhotosSUBMIT YOUR PHOTOSADVERTISEMENTAdvertisement |
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#6 its a man eater. (just joking no need to assemble the US coast Guard.)
400Lbs,massave, yep I need a bigger boat.
All of the photos of fishing and hunting etc. are great, but would be nice if they were all in an album page so we wouldn't have to click thru each photo.
dang 6 is huge
Pics #3 and #7 are two different fish.
holy crap how could you land such a massive fish
i would love to catch a fish like that. imagine gutting it!
nice fish man what did u use 2 catch it?
hey we get them that big in america called cat fish in sc and a couple other states
uhhhhhhhhh wow that thing is huge
That thing is scary but spectacular.
OMG those pics of the cat fish r scary but the 6th pic of the bait r terrifying!
Yikes. That looks like the man-eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors.
That's one mean looking critter, think I'd want a bigger boat.
that's one nasty huge fish in the 3rd photo.
Dahlberg's a nut---but ya gotta love him.
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That's one mean looking critter, think I'd want a bigger boat.
Yikes. That looks like the man-eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors.
hey we get them that big in america called cat fish in sc and a couple other states
i would love to catch a fish like that. imagine gutting it!
All of the photos of fishing and hunting etc. are great, but would be nice if they were all in an album page so we wouldn't have to click thru each photo.
Dahlberg's a nut---but ya gotta love him.
that's one nasty huge fish in the 3rd photo.
uhhhhhhhhh wow that thing is huge
Pics #3 and #7 are two different fish.
400Lbs,massave, yep I need a bigger boat.
#6 its a man eater. (just joking no need to assemble the US coast Guard.)
OMG those pics of the cat fish r scary but the 6th pic of the bait r terrifying!
That thing is scary but spectacular.
nice fish man what did u use 2 catch it?
holy crap how could you land such a massive fish
dang 6 is huge
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