Huge Catfish From The River Po May Be New Record

News from the IGFA

Ajka, Hungary angler Zsedely Attila, guided by Captain Kiss Jozset, landed a 135 kg (297 lb 9 oz) potential IGFA All-Tackle record wels catfish (Silurus glanis) on March 11, 2010, while fishing Italy’s River Po.

He was using a Rapala plug when the monster fish hit and needed the better part of an hour to bring this fish to the boat.

Aside from the enormous size of the fish, what is even more amazing is that the River Po has produced three potential IGFA All-Tackle wels records within the past year, not to mention that all three have been released alive.

The current IGFA record is 113.5 kg (250 lb 3 oz) caught and released a month earlier on Feb. 5, by Italian angler Roberto Godi of Arcole Veroma.