Giant Piraiba Catfish
Submitted by Uluabuster on Wed, 2013-06-26 12:46
Anyone watch the SBS channel last night ?
Killing Bin Laden was on at the same time but I chose to flick to SBS to watch this episode.
This bloke from Chile ? who called himself an extreme angler went hunting for this giant piraiba in the Amazon River using 1-2 kg size catfish as bait and Penn International size reel.
Eventually he managed to land a monster estimated to be 200+kg.
I would have thought Jakub would have been better off using a jigging rod or bent butt big game rod and harness to ease the pressure off his back . Mono is the go here given the river is laden with snags.
Can't wait to watch next week's episode and see him battling the mighty Giant Barramundi of Africa - The Nile Perch.
carnarvonite
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River Monsters
Watched some of it and thought River Monsters was a heap better show.
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haha-had a look at this
haha-had a look at this thread cos I thought it was butchered Pilbara spelling!
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thats
that's what I thought lol
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Same skipped watching killing
Same skipped watching killing Bin Laden for that fishing show... Thought the show was awesome!
Liked that there were no product ads and that chile bloke was just friggin nuts!
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Apparently the dude was a
Apparently the dude was a fishing guide in Australia before....I've watched all his episodes. Don't rate him at all as a fisho but I give him 10/10 for staying power:) seen him bitten by mozzies on every inch of his body, fishing through thunder storms and gale.
good watch