Barbie Does It Again! Barbie 2, Fish 1

Ah Barbie, is there anything she can’t do? The good folks at Matel may not have built the most proportioned fishing rod on the market (or most proportioned doll for that matter) but it is a quality rod that has caught its fair share of big fish. We saw the Barbie rod and reel catch a monster black drum earlier this year, and now the fashion conscious rod has caught a record 21 pound channel catfish!

via Southern Ledger

Categories: Catfish, Culture, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Species, Gear, Incredible, Kids, News, Rods & Reels, United States, World Records

Monday August 25th, 2008 @ 6:26 PM | Clive Mathias | 3 Comments

The Largest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught. By A Woman. In Britain.

This massive 69lb 8oz catfish was caught by Bev Street smashing the womens record for largest freshwater fish in Britain. The fish was hooked early in the morning while Mrs Street was fast asleep! After waking to the rod alarm, she battled the beast for more then an hour before she was able to land it.

Mrs Street, 46, from Skegness, said: “For me, it isn’t about breaking other people’s records. I’m not interested in the limelight.

via Telegraph

Categories: Catfish, Fishing, Freshwater Species, Incredible, News, United Kindom, World Records

Tuesday August 19th, 2008 @ 6:19 PM | Clive Mathias | 1 Comment

141 Pound Catfish Caught From Shore

Categories: Catfish, Europe, Fishing, Freshwater Species, Incredible, Videos

Monday August 18th, 2008 @ 6:41 PM | Clive Mathias | 1 Comment

Catfish Eats Soccer Ball

We already know catfish like to eat mini basketballs, but apparently they like soccer balls too. This massive wels catfish bit off more then it could chew.

via Moldy Chum

Categories: Accidents, Catfish, Europe, Fishing, Freshwater, Oddities

Friday July 11th, 2008 @ 6:19 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

When Noodling, Always Use Your Head

This head in a catfish mouth thing must be some sort of crazy initiation in the the Catfish Club or something. I’d hate so see the initiation for the Shark Club.

Categories: Catfish, Culture, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Species, Oddities

Monday June 16th, 2008 @ 7:06 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

Argungu Fishing Festival In Nigeria

In Nigeria, fishing is taken very seriously. Thousands participate in the annual Angunga Fishing Festival which has taken place since 1934. The 2008 winner was stripped of his title and thrown in jail after officials learned that he cheated by using a fish he had caught prior to the festival.

On the final day of the festival, a competition is held in which thousands of men and women line up along the river and at the sound of a gun shot, all of them jump into the river and have an hour to catch the largest fish. The winner can take home as much as 7,500 US dollars. Competitors are only allowed to use traditional fishing tools and many prefer to catch fish entirely by hand (a practice also popular elsewhere and known as “noodling” ) to demonstrate their prowess.

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Categories: Africa, Catfish, Culture, Fishing, Freshwater Species, Noodling

Sunday June 1st, 2008 @ 4:45 PM | Clive Mathias | Comments

400 Pound Catfish!

Just skip to the end of the video and watch as a single man lifts a 400lb catfish out of the water - by himself!

400 pounds, pfft, I could lift that with one arm!

Categories: Catfish, Fishing, Freshwater, Freshwater Species, Videos

Thursday May 1st, 2008 @ 7:21 PM | Clive Mathias | 2 Comments