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Alabama, Check Out This World Record Breaker
There are certain things we love to do here in Alabama. We love to watch our football and we love to fish at our favorite spots.
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But it's a safe bet that none of us have ever caught a 9-foot prehistoric catfish. An angler named Alessandro Biancardi reeled in what seems to be a new world record for the largest fish in a river.
Biancardi caught the recording breaking fish late last month in the Po River in northern Italy. After battling the fish for over 40-minutes, Alessandro realized he had not caught just any fish he had caught a monster.
The fish was measured in front of over 10 witnesses. This fish, if confirmed by the International Game Fish Association, will beat the current wels catfish length record by 1.57 inches.
The current all-tackle record for a wels catfish for weight is 297 pounds and nine ounces, caught in 2010. The largest catfish ever caught and recorded was 646 pounds in Thailand.
Biancardi was thrilled with his catch but decided not to weigh the fish before letting him go. He was afraid the stress of being weighed would cause harm to the fish.
Biancardi was quoted as saying "I decided to safely release it, hoping it could give another angler the same joy he gave to me."
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