Thereโs nothing on earth quite as mysterious as the undiscovered sea and underwater worlds that we have so much to learn about.
These fishermen learned that first-hand when they pulled a potentially record-breaking catfish out of the water that had people in awe.
This doesnโt even look like something from our planet.
A massive catch
It was just another ordinary day for fisherman Benjamin Grรผnder.
Until something extraordinary happened.
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While on a fishing trip to River Po, Italy, Grรผnder caught his hook in something that he could just tell felt different.
Only, he could have never imagined the gigantic catfish that he ended up reeling in.
Fighting the fish
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Grรผnder initially thought he had caught his hook into a tree because no fish heโd ever encountered was this strong.
With no idea what could be exerting this kind of force onto his fishing pole, the fisherman assumed he had snagged a log or some other inanimate object.
He was wrong.
He kept reeling.
Just in case he was, indeed, encountering the biggest fish heโd ever had the chance to catch. Thatโs when he saw the fish move and knew he had caught something special.
Youโd think a 9-foot, approximately 300 lb catfish would take hours to real in, but Grรผnder did in just 45 minutes
When he finally pulled the fish in he couldnโt believe his eyes, the fish was so big many people thought it had to be some kind of record.
Only if he would have weighed it, I guess weโll never know for certain but it sure looks that way.
Honestly, if you ask me, Grรผnderโs catfish looks like it weighs much more than 300 pounds, but you can be the judge.
The biggest catfish ever recorded was the Mekong giant catfish at 9-ft, 646 lbs, and side-by-side Grรผnderโs looks just as big or bigger
Thatโs right, back in 2005, two fishermen were fishing the Mekong river by their village in Thailand, when they caught a 9 ft, almost 700-pound catfish that took over an hour to real in.
Experts say itโs the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.
Do you think Grรผnderโs looks bigger?
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Iโd say itโs close but itโs really hard to tell, luckily they got pictures of Grรผnderโs catfish, or people may never have believed this ginormous fish existed.
This isnโt the only massive catfish the expert fisherman has pulled in.
His Instagram is full of them.
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To see more of Benjamin Grรผnderโs incredible catches be sure to check out his social media but how big many of them are remains a mystery.
Always a catch, never a keeper
This is because he catches and releases the fish, which you really canโt be mad at.
Seeing fish like this discovered in the mirky waters of lakes and rivers really makes you think about what else could be out there, but if youโre swimming in them this summer, youโd probably rather not knowโฆ
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See this fisherman reel in one of the most massive catfish in the video below!
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