# Rash of Fishermen Catching Piranhas in the US!

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**Created:** [July 1, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rash-of-fishermen-catching-piranhas-in-the-us/310614 "2005-07-01T00:18:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rash-of-fishermen-catching-piranhas-in-the-us/310614/1 "2005-07-01T00:18:53Z")

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[A kid in PA nabbed one.](http://www.thewgalchannel.com/family/4662605/detail.html)

[A guy in CA got another.](http://www.the-signal.com/News/ViewStory.asp?storyID=7451)

[And another one was hooked in SD!](http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/1649296.html)

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rash-of-fishermen-catching-piranhas-in-the-us/310614/2 "2005-07-01T01:13:06Z")

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I notice the California story pointed out it was actually a pacu, a plant-eating cousin of the slasher fish. Maybe the other two were as well, and simply weren’t identified by someone who’d know the difference?

Still pretty freaky, though.

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**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rash-of-fishermen-catching-piranhas-in-the-us/310614/3 "2005-07-01T02:30:17Z")

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Finally, something to give fishing shows something to show.

“Here’s “Two-fingers” Murphy and his fishing partner “Thumbless” Joe Whitlock with their prize winning catch.”

heh.