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MUDHOLE KID
10-21-2004, 08:24 PM
I RAN ACROSS THIS WHILE I WAS DOING MY WEEKLY CATFISH STUDY(READING).THIS IS ABOUT THE MEKONG GIANT CATFISH,(ASIA'S GIANT CATFISH).THESE FISH ARE BECOME ENDANGERED AS WE SPEAK.IT'S SAD TO
SEE SUCH FISH KILLED OUT. I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT CATCH AND RELEASE, THIS COULD VERY EASELY BE FLATHEADS,WITH ALL THE GRABBING AND NOODLING.NO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SPORT IF YOU DON'T KILL EVERYTHING YOU CATCH. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY ARTICALS I FOUND,IT HAS A LITTLE HISTORY AND INFO OF THESE LEGENDSHistory of Giant Mekong Catfish (http://geocities.com/zoomfishing/History.html)

NightTrain
10-21-2004, 08:34 PM
They look like they might give ya a"spoolin'"!!!:biggrin:

Hawkeye
10-21-2004, 08:49 PM
I'm skeered to clink on the link....

fishomaniac
10-22-2004, 03:01 PM
Maybe a good way to protect the population would be to transplant some here! I could put me a fightin' chair in the ol' johnboat...........

Nikonos
10-22-2004, 03:41 PM
Another link:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0515_030515_giantcatfish.html

Nikonos
10-22-2004, 03:43 PM
http://www.anglingthailand.com/articles.asp?month=12&year=2001

MUDHOLE KID
10-22-2004, 08:22 PM
I Read Those Also Nikonos,these Are Some Awlsome Fish,transplanting These Fish Sounds Like A Good Idea,they Would Be On Top Of The Food Chain