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Giant catfish claims latest victim
A giant catfish is suspected of having eaten a dog in a German lake near the Polish border. The estimated 1.5 metre catfish has been making waves in the small lake near Gueldendorf for several years, the Berliner Kurier newspaper reported. | 1.5 meters, they call that giant? Hell, we use ones that small for bait down here in Texas! |
Catfish are generally scavengers that feed on plants and animals on the beds of lakes and rivers. They can on rare occasions grow up to 4.5 metres and weigh up to 300 kilos. But the giant fish has developed other tastes and is emptying the lake of all the other fish. Now a small dachshund dog is believed to have been pulled under and eaten, said the report. Lutz Affedlt, head of the Gueldendorfer Fisherman's Club, says the fish was probably planted in the lake by someone. Several club members say they have had the phantom fish on their lines but that it has always broken off. | Yeah, that's what they all say. Need to use heavier line, wire leader and a surface plug shaped like a puppy. |
Attempts to net the giant catfish and to use electroshocks to stun it have so far failed. | A advertisement in a fishing magazine would help the local tourist trade, and solve your problem. |
Posted by: Steve 2004-08-30 |
