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I'm sure that this Thanksgiving many of us are gorged on turkey. As a respite, I give you the above ... a European record wels catfish, Silurus glanis, all 8 foot and 226lbs of it.
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Dude this catfish is a migit to the wels cats I've seen. The ones I've seen weighed way over 250lbs.