# Holy Shit, Huge Catfish

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-huge-catfish/310623>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 1, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-huge-catfish/310623 "2005-07-01T01:49:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-huge-catfish/310623/1 "2005-07-01T01:49:39Z")

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This is one huge goddamn fish.  
[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/06/30/fish.ap/index.html?cnn=yes](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/06/30/fish.ap/index.html?cnn=yes)  
According to the article the next largest freshwater species is the ‘dog-eating’ catfish.  
The fish eat the dogs in Thailand. Wowsers.

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**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-huge-catfish/310623/2 "2005-07-01T02:02:09Z")

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> **[Thai fishermen catch 646 pound, 9 foot long catfish...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323549)**
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> Unfortunately, it died soon after being caught. Click Here! I wonder how long two people could live off of a fish that size? Quite a while, I would imagine. I have a sudden hankering to go fishing.

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**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-huge-catfish/310623/3 "2005-07-01T02:07:11Z")

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I just noticed that. Sorry. Can a mod close this repeat thread?