Wels catfish, the type most commonly found in ... which ended up being ruined in the scuffle. Shaun said the monster fish was 'unstoppable' after it took his bait. 'We got the bite on the fish ...

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If the catch is certified by the British Record Fish Committee for rod-caught fish, the Wels catfish would top the 143 pound 14 oz catfish caught at the same fishery last year by Darren Reitz. The ...

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"We had already recorded a 143-pound catfish from Maywater and knew it wasn’t the biggest fish left in the lake,” Ing said. “That cat was just over 6 feet long, but we knew there was a monster over 8 ...