UPI – An Italian angler said he is seeking Guinness World Records recognition after reeling in a massive catfish measuring over nine feet long.
A member of the MADCAT Italia fishing team Alessandro Biancardi said he was fishing in the Po, Italy’s longest river, when he reeled in a catfish measuring nine feet and 4.2 inches long.
Biancardi said the fish is believed to be 1.5 inches longer than an International Game Fish Association record-breaking catfish reeled in by a pair of German anglers in the Po earlier this year. Biancardi said in an Instagram video he believes his catch could be a new Guinness World Record.
The catfish was released back into the river after being measured and photographed.
