NEW WORLD RECORD!!!!!!

[Ketchup]

Hate to be negative here, but.......

The way i see it, is for any record to claim it to be the largest, should come from a natural state. A fish born, raised, fed in a strip pit is obviously going to get large, especially with a strict C&R policy.  Now catch that same fish in a lake like any of our local lakes, and i will be impressed.  

Goes for hunting too.  A 200" high fence deer is nothing. That same 200" in the wild is a stud.  

Not impressed with this at all. 

[Phil Lilley]

But do they (Europeans) have the same incredible fishing opportunities we do here in the states?

I agree, this is foreign to me but I'm not going to knock it because the fish or technique is different.  

Congrats to the guy...

Now they probably release this fish, right?  Wish we had the ability to declare a record without killing the fish.  It's possible, just not practical.

[MoCarp]

7 hours ago, Phil Lilley said:

But do they (Europeans) have the same incredible fishing opportunities we do here in the states?

I agree, this is foreign to me but I'm not going to knock it because the fish or technique is different.  

Congrats to the guy...

Now they probably release this fish, right?  Wish we had the ability to declare a record without killing the fish.  It's possible, just not practical.

There are many great fishing opportunities over seas, from Ebro river for Giant well catfish (on my to do list) Tamian Trout, or Zander and the giant Norther Pike that Europe has always been known for.... we are blessed with great fishing right in our area, but the big difference between us and them, we are a limit driven group for the most part, they fish for the personal best singular fish, and waters are managed as such, but for some reason the one fish that is really eaten there are trout and salmon....

also a steam sauna between fishing with the right female company would be fun too

 

https://www.riverebrocatfishing.com

http://fishmongolia.com

https://fishing-in-sweden.com/zander-fishing-sweden/