{"id":1060,"date":"2011-08-01T16:03:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1060"},"modified":"2011-08-01T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:03:36","slug":"sheffield-man-nets-8ft-catfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/sheffield-man-nets-8ft-catfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield man nets 8ft catfish"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you ever tried your hand at fishing?<\/p>\n
It's something most guys sample at some point in their lives, if only so they can enjoy a testosterone-filled day out with the lads.<\/p>\n
Most novices don't have much luck and spend more time untangling their wires than catching anything productive, but they might want to take a few tips from Chris Grimmer.<\/p>\n
The Sheffield angler was on a fishing trip in the River Ebro near Barcelona, Spain, when he managed to break a world record by reeling in an albino catfish measuring eight feet and weighing 194 lbs.<\/p>\n
This placed Mr Grimmer in the record books, as he beat Shelia Penfold's feat of netting a fish that tipped the scales at 192 lbs.<\/p>\n
The fisherman could be seen grinning as he stood in waist-height waters along with two friends, with the trio struggling to heave up the catfish's huge body.<\/p>\n
Recent snaps taken by Australian visitor Katrina Bridgeford showed another gigantic water beast in all its glory, as she managed to take a picture of a 5.5 metre saltwater crocodile leaping vertically out of a river with its jaws wide open.<\/p>\n
What do you think is more impressive?<\/p>\n
Posted by Simon Williams
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The angler was in Spain when he landed the catch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n