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Offline smith

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World Record Catfish
« on: May 26, 2005, 02:43:21 PM »
I read about this guy that caught a world record blue catfish, weighing in around 124 lbs.  The guy made the choice to put the fish on display at a cabela'a outfitters store instead of releasing it.   I read today that the fish died while being transported.  Is this wrong or would you have done the same thing? 
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2005, 03:24:52 PM »
I probably would have released it, although, if the fish had lived it would have been cool to see it on display.

I'm just happy the guy didn't kill it and have it mounted.

They say the fish was well over thirty years old.
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2005, 03:35:00 PM »
That's a shame, but like CK said, it was over 30 years old, so atleast it lived a long life.

I too, would have released it however.
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2005, 08:16:01 PM »
times up I suppose. 30 year catfish, did he have his birth certificate on hime when He was caught?
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2005, 02:45:59 AM »
I would have released it as well but like Tony said at least he didn't mount it.
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2005, 02:44:23 PM »
That big bastard was caught just north of me :)

http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=79829

Rumor is the Missouri Gaming Commission and Cabela's basically 'took over' and decided what to do with the fish, not sure how much weight that carries though.
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2005, 04:06:46 PM »
I would have put it back,,survived that long deserved to be put back.
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2005, 12:37:37 AM »
i would have put it back but not without taking a huge bunch of photos for proof  :)
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2005, 07:33:56 PM »
Wow that is a big fish! :o I think I would have put it back. No one would believe it was real even if it was mounted anyway.
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2005, 06:30:23 AM »
I th ink it was put in a reservoir and kept alive actually..

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050525/ap_on_fe_st/big_fish_3

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The fish has been kept alive and will be on display in a tank at the Cabela's Outfitter store in Kansas City, Kan., according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Pruitt, 33, of Godfrey, told the (Peoria) Journal Star's outdoors columnist that he considered releasing the fish in the river but decided to donate it to Cabela's "because I thought it might be neat to give people a chance to see a fish that massive."

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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2005, 09:29:23 AM »
Bloody hell,,,,what size a tank will that baby need :o

good to know they did not kill it, but I would still have put it back in
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2005, 04:30:07 PM »
Yeah that story was carried on "Good Morning America", and the fish is dead it died in transit. The Yahoo clip is old that's too bad. :( :(
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2005, 04:31:03 PM »
oh no ! :(
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2005, 04:51:32 PM »
that sucks... :(
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Re: World Record Catfish
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2005, 06:00:18 PM »
old news  - tiny catfish  ;)

The latest talked about record catfish
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Fish whopper: 646 pounds a freshwater record
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This Mekong giant catfish was weighed at 646 pounds by researchers working on a project to identify, study and conserve large freshwater fish around the world.


article at  http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8404622/
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