Fisherman Catches 9-Foot-Long Catfish In Italy, Likely The World’s Largest

Fisherman Goes Viral After Catching A 9-Foot-Long Catfish In Italy

An Italian angler is still catching his breath after reeling in a catfish that is likely the world’s largest such catch.

Allessandro Biancardi said the massive 330-pound kitten he captured in the Po River on May 25 was the result of 23 years of hard work.

“I was sure that the fish I caught was special, but I never imagined what would happen next when we measured the fish on the mat,” he recalled.

 

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“Under the incredulous eyes of many anglers, the meter stopped at 285 cm (9 feet, 4 inches), it was the new world record catfish!”

Following an official measurement and documentation of the catch, Biancardi said he safely released the massive fish back into the river to give another angler the same joy the fish gave to him.

“Catch em take pictures let em go,” someone commented. “If catfish this big exist there has to be 100 foot whales or sharks somewhere out there,” another person wrote.

“Don’t eat it,” someone else added.