Big Cat

[Nwilkins]

Have you ever seen a Catfish this big?

[barleydog]

It's a whale shark

[Capt. Harold]

Definetly a Whale Shark. This is a real giant catfish.

Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River on May 1. Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

[Nwilkins]

Definetly a Whale Shark. This is a real giant catfish.

Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River on May 1. Nearly nine feet long (2.7 meters) and as big as a grizzly bear, the behemoth tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Experts say the fish, which belongs to the species known as the Mekong giant catfish, may be the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

That's why I am a Golf Professional, thanks

[tilkomatic81]

Yea I believe that was a typo in an e-mail that was circulating ... I received the same e-mail claiming the whale shark was a "catfish" that was eating people that were swimming in the lake.

[KevinA]

two different fish .

[johnmyjohn]

About the right size for bait.

[randyrandy]

Top pic's. been on You-tube, video, for a couple of years now.
First time to see the bottom pic., now that's a big catfish.
A noodling no-no!

[across777]

I caught a hardhead about that big during the May '92 hardhead run...