See the Biggest Catfish Ever Seen, Weighing 280 Pounds (Photos)

 

Italian angler Dino Ferrari caught a potential world record catfish in the Po Delta measuring 8.7 feet from head to tail and weighed 280 pounds. 

 

There have been larger wels catfish caught throughout history, but Ferrari may have actually set the world record for the largest catfish to be landed purely on a rod and reel according to the Daily Mirror.

 

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