We'll need muchos hot sauce, collard greens for this one...

[Boris Godunov]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/06/30/fish.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

[MrFun]

What would a catfish that size live off of? Young alligators?

[Drake Tungsten]

Mekong giant catfish are vegetarians.

[Commy]

Well then, perhaps really big seaweed? Or how about Pepsi cans that fall to the bottom?

[Kidlicious]

Holy ****! How the hell did they bring that thing in?!

[Frankychan]

That pic can't be real...there's no friggin way......


But if it is, I'll bet that thing learned to eat little pets that wandered too close to the river...nevermind eating kelp and grass...

[Dracon II]

what are collard greens?

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Dracon II
what are collard greens?

Leafy vegetable. You boil them with pork fat and add salt and other spices.

[Odin]

That picture looks photoshoped.

[OzzyKP]

Holy Carp

[Urban Ranger]

I seriously doubt that a catfish grows to that size, genetics and all that.

[Drake Tungsten]

You lot don't know much about catfish. The Mekong giants have been suspected for a long time to be capable of reaching sizes like this. The giant catfish of the Amazon are suspected to be even bigger.

[Imran Siddiqui]

At least they didn't try to catch it by noodling .

[Drake Tungsten]

Noodling? Is that some weird Southern word for hand-fishing?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yep... it's called noodling down here, though that term is used in a lot of places (like Oklahoma). It's banned in most states, however.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodling

http://espn.go.com/outdoors/general/columns/sutton_keith/1336494.html

From the ESPN link:

Several terms describe the practice of hand-grabbing catfish. "Noodling" is almost universal, not surprising when you realize this is derived from the word "noodle," meaning a very stupid person; a fool.