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seriously, 6 foot long catfish is a radioactive freak now? I lived in Uzbekistan from the time I was born (1976) till about 1990 and six foot catfish was reall
by chokolad 11y ago
seriously, 6 foot long catfish is a radioactive freak now?
I lived in Uzbekistan from the time I was born (1976) till about 1990 and six foot catfish was really big but not uncommon. I have a photo of my dad holding 5 feet one by the gills somewhere in my albums (dated before 1976 for sure).
I remember my dad buying smoked catfish slices about 5-7 inches across, those definitely came from pretty damn big specimens. At the time there were no nuclear power stations near Syr Darya or Amu Darya rivers.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoIf you watch the video, she says the size of the catfish is most likely due to them having no predators.
- minikites 11y agoYou don't even have to watch the video, it's right there in the article.
- yellowapple 11y agoThe parent commenter was probably commenting on the attitudes that warranted that disclaimer (in both the video and the article).
- gadders 11y agoYou get ones as big as that in the River Ebro in Spain. The ones she saw are not record breaking, I agree. If you're a non-angler who lives somewhere like the UK where freshwater fish are pretty small, you would think it's gigantic.
- gus_massa 11y agoI agree. From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish#Size http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catfish#Size >The largest specimens on record measure more than 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) in length and sometimes exceeded 100 kilograms (220 lb).