Catfish blues.

[WILDER]

http/espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/2...26/2069139.html

 

[evofish]

thats on big cat that might take care of my guppy fry lol

 

[ladyhawke]

Oh poor guy!
Wish they would have left him go.
Any ideas how old he might have been to get to 124 lbs. ??

 

[Erised]

They estimate it to be around 30 years old, which is a lot older than they figured they could get already.

Honestly, even if it had been put back, chances of it dying because of the stress of being caught at the first place would have been very high.

More on this topic can be found on these places on this forum:

Lateral Line: World Record.
and here:
Cometcattle: World record Blue catfish

 

[StarOrbs]

Looks like the fish was about to die anyway. Talk about a big catfish hehe.