And we thought the 120 pounder from the Mississippi was big

 

:o

Now THAT'S a fish!

Wonder how many catfish nuggets that would make.

So they are doing research because the fish is facing extinction and they go and kill one...Hmmmmm. Doesn't sound too smart.

So they are doing research because the fish is facing extinction and they go and kill one...Hmmmmm.  Doesn't sound too smart.

No, it was caught in a village on the Mekong by village fishermen and the scientists just documented it. Live release of the animal had in fact been negotiated by local environmental folks, but the animal expired and was subsequently eaten.

 

Lots of fisheries data derives from commercial or subsistence catch reports for preciselyt the reason you allude to. It doesn't make sense for the most part to conserve through killing the animals, but if they are already being caught by fishermen that represents a good opportunity to collect data. The potential problem there of course is the possibility of exploiting fragile stocks nominally for the sake of science, much as the Japanese continue to do with their "scientific (*Bulls***!*) whaling hunts."

I caught one almost just like that one year with my "Snoopy Rod n Reel kit"! It was a b**** to get on the boat, and the f***er ate the Woodstock off the real.

 

So this is really no big deal. :sleep

Damn! That makes my 52 pounder look like bait!

I caught an alewife in Lake Michigan once with my barehands.

 

Of course it was dead at the time. And my friends were playing catch with it.

 

So I caught it a few times.

I caught an alewife in Lake Michigan once with my barehands.

 

Of course it was dead at the time. And my friends were playing catch with it.

 

So I caught it a few times.