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| This stingray is thought to be the largest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line |
The
gigantic fish measured over 2 meters in width, 4 meters in length and
weighed almost 363 kilograms was caught in the Maeklong River in
Thailand.
It
took two hours, a group of strong men to take turns on the rod and a
small fishing boat to reel in the stunning stingray. It has become the
largest freshwater fish ever caught by rod and line. The gigantic animal
was caught by American TV nature conservationist Jeff Corwin with the
help of fishing guides from UK-based Fishsiam Ltd.
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| The gigantic flat fish had to be reeled in by several fishermen for nearly two hours |
Jeff said, “According
to leading stingray experts, this is likely to be the largest fresh
water fish ever caught with a rod and reel. The battle to bring this
giant fish to the boat was epic and it took many hours and multiple guys
rotating off and on the reel. The battle to bring this giant fish to
the boat was epic and it took many hours and multiple guys rotating off
and on the reel.”
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| It could not be placed on scales so specialists measured its width, length and girth to calculate its weight |
After
getting the ray alongside, it was then taken into a specially-prepared
pen where it took seven people to lift the ray out of the water so it
could be properly measured. Rick Humphries, who helped Jeff with the
fishing added, “We
have caught over 450 different stingrays and our estimations have been
proved highly accurate on the rare occasions we have weighed this
species. The larger specimens are always female and quite often
pregnant, as was the case with this capture.”
A specially-prepared pen was used to contain the ray while Mr Corwin, fishermen and specialists examined it
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