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British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« on: October 21, 2010, 09:51:39 AM »
British angler Jeremy Wade looks understandably anxious as he grapples with this ferocious-looking 'giant piranha'.

The 52-year-old caught the aptly-named goliath tigerfish during a fishing expedition up the Congo River in Africa.

The brave fisherman was forced to hold the fish at arms-length for fear of being bitten by its razor-sharp teeth while posing with it for the camera.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1322118/Jeremy-Wades-goliath-tigerfish-British-fisherman-grapples-giant-piranha.html#ixzz130O4jjC8

Nom, nom ...  :rotf:
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2010, 10:14:27 AM »
That is freakin' freaky looking. 
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2010, 11:56:28 AM »
Can you say puncture wounds.
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2010, 12:07:06 PM »
It took him 8 FREAKIN' DAYS to land the sumbitch?!?

And then let him GO?!?

Jeeeeeeezus.............................. :mental:
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2010, 12:08:25 PM »
Jeeze! Look at those teeth! Funny..they're more like spikes than razors. I wonder if this fish has evolved to specifically bite through bone? I guess if it also has to bite through croc hide....hmmm.

I was pleased to read he let it go, though. The pictures are all he needed; no reason to kill such a magnificent animal.
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2010, 12:20:24 PM »
Another of many reasons you will not find me in the Congo River!
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2010, 01:20:27 PM »
Quote from: cavegal on October 21, 2010, 12:20:24 PM
Another of many reasons you will not find me in the Congo River!

Ha! Me either. It is bad enough in the MS river with some of those gigantic catfish, but there is nothing in that river that looks like THAT!!
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2010, 01:41:22 PM »
WOW! That thing is a monster! I can only imagine the bite that sucker has. :o
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2010, 03:58:06 PM »
This was on TV.  It was on "River Monsters," on Discovery or History.  What a show it was!  It was like a horror movie in real life.  I'm not going anywhere near the Congo.  Congrats to the dude for finally landing it. 
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2010, 04:08:28 PM »
Quote from: Godot showed up on October 21, 2010, 12:08:25 PM
Jeeze! Look at those teeth! Funny..they're more like spikes than razors. I wonder if this fish has evolved to specifically bite through bone? I guess if it also has to bite through croc hide....hmmm.

Correct on the spiky part, they're too widely spaced for shearing, useless for chewing, and therefore appear to be mainly fish-catchin' teeth.  Once those babies slam down into something, it'd have about zero chance of ever getting loose.
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2010, 06:11:51 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on October 21, 2010, 12:07:06 PM
It took him 8 FREAKIN' DAYS to land the sumbitch?!?

And then let him GO?!?

Jeeeeeeezus.............................. :mental:

Looks like he needed a bigger boat?
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Re: British fisherman grapples with ferocious 'giant piranha'
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2010, 09:09:57 PM »
Good God that thing is UGLY
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