Fisherman Catches World Record 206-Pound Albino Catfish

Written by:
Hans Kruit, 24 November 2013

A British fisherman caught a record breaking 8 foot-long and 206-pound rare albino wels catfish while fishing on the River Ebro near Barcelona, Spain. Then he let it go.

Bernie Campbell tried for seven years to catch the rare fish, which breaks the previous record by 10 pounds.
The world record was previously held at 196 pounds, caught by Phil Hilton.

Campbell had been fishing carp fish for over 20 years, but had been focusing his attention on catching the larger catfish.
"It's a great feeling, the adrenaline rush of catching such a thing. But it does put up a fight."

The catfish was released safely back into the water after Campbell and his group took photos with it.
Although Campbell was pleased with his conquest, he was not fishing for records.
"I`m not in it for that," he said. "All I was interested in was I got a beautiful fish, I got photos with it and I put it back into the water where it belongs."

Hans
source: ABC News

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