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Old_Chief_Scott [TotalFark]
2021-09-30 11:08:56 AM  
It was a 20+ pound fish. Weren't there any leftovers to use for DNA testing?
 
Gunner's Mate First Class Phillip Asshole
2021-09-30 11:24:21 AM  

Old_Chief_Scott: It was a 20+ pound fish. Weren't there any leftovers to use for DNA testing?


They conveniently disposed of everything that could be used to determine what species it was.  I'm sorry kid but you got the species wrong.  That fish was almost double the previous record and was a lot bigger than the 16 year old record so you would think they would have kept it to mount or verify.... nope ate and disposed of it immediately.
 
jaivirtualcard
2021-09-30 11:26:05 AM  
Great article. Doesn't even show pic of said fish

https://www.wabi.tv/2021/09/30/catfish-eaten-before-being-verified-cant-qualify-record/
 
acad1228
2021-09-30 11:28:32 AM  
Junior Samples - World's Biggest Whopper
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UltimaCS
2021-09-30 11:30:19 AM  
identification is left to still images and videos, which have proven to be ambiguous and inconclusive to definitively identify the species of catfish in this case

From Bigfoot to UFOs to fish, hillbillies seem to come down with the jitters when they're awestruck.
 
hissatsu [TotalFark]
2021-09-30 11:32:55 AM  
Ben Tomkunas, 25, of Coventry, who caught the 21.3-pound (9.66-kilogram) fish, said he gave it to his grandfather the morning after he caught it and it was eaten.

"I can't believe that they think it's OK to do this to someone," Tomkunas told the Journal Inquirer. "It's such an embarrassment."

I share this man's outrage that they won't accept his record-breaking catch on the honor system!
 
TorpedoOrca [recently expired TotalFark]
2021-09-30 11:34:18 AM  
Gross. A bottom feeder that big can't taste very good
 
comrade
2021-09-30 11:36:32 AM  
I thought that they were taking about an actual large catfish which are inedible above a certain size.  Instead it's only 19lbs.

Here's a large and inedible catfish. I eat these a couple of times when our local fisherman sells them and they're pretty good.

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Ringshadow [TotalFark]
2021-09-30 11:36:36 AM  
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virulent_loser [BareFark]
2021-09-30 11:45:52 AM  
can't they just test to see if it's a record later?

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PaceyWhitter
2021-09-30 11:50:47 AM  

Old_Chief_Scott: It was a 20+ pound fish. Weren't there any leftovers to use for DNA testing?


I doubt they would accept little pieces because there would be no evidence that the piece came from the same fish.
 
SirDigbyChickenCaesar
2021-09-30 12:03:20 PM  
He should have weighed himself before and after eating the fish.
 
bifster [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2021-09-30 12:19:28 PM  
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basscomm [TotalFark]
2021-09-30 12:40:13 PM  

comrade: I thought that they were taking about an actual large catfish which are inedible above a certain size.  Instead it's only 19lbs.

Here's a large and inedible catfish. I eat these a couple of times when our local fisherman sells them and they're pretty good.

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Doesn't eating them disqualify them from being inedible?
 
abhorrent1
2021-09-30 12:49:38 PM  
A catfish that big must have been pretty old and tasted like shiat.
 
Troy Aikman's Giant Thumbs
2021-09-30 12:58:32 PM  

basscomm: comrade: I thought that they were taking about an actual large catfish which are inedible above a certain size.  Instead it's only 19lbs.

Here's a large and inedible catfish. I eat these a couple of times when our local fisherman sells them and they're pretty good.

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Doesn't eating them disqualify them from being inedible?


It didn't for my ex-wife's mustard chicken.
 
HailRobonia
2021-09-30 1:11:46 PM  
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madgonad [OhFark]
2021-09-30 1:35:01 PM  
Meh, he was fishing to eat. I respect that. Now he has a story and many full bellies. I'd put that in the win column. Don't worry about Guinness.
 
grimlock1972 [TotalFark]
2021-09-30 1:48:45 PM  
I had seen this story before save with out the part about eating the damn thing.  The big jump in weight over the previous record made me think it was not a white catfish as claimed.   The fact it was so quickly disposed of makes me think the guy who caught it realized it as well.

The wildlife authorities would want the entire fish for testing to ensure  shenanigans were being pulled.
 
Erma Gerdd
2021-09-30 1:50:08 PM  

virulent_loser: can't they just test to see if it's a record later?

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Poop thread?
 
stuhayes2010
2021-09-30 1:51:13 PM  
In other news, in Connecticut, a 20lb catfish is a record holder.
 
comrade
2021-09-30 1:58:26 PM  

basscomm: comrade: I thought that they were taking about an actual large catfish which are inedible above a certain size.  Instead it's only 19lbs.

Here's a large and inedible catfish. I eat these a couple of times when our local fisherman sells them and they're pretty good.

[Fark user image 425x318]

Doesn't eating them disqualify them from being inedible?


We eat the smaller ones.
 
SMB2811
2021-09-30 2:31:19 PM  

stuhayes2010: In other news, in Connecticut, a 20lb catfish is a record holder.


If it was a White Catfish, yes it was. If it was a Channel Catfish, it was quite small.

Details, Details.
 
roc6783
2021-09-30 2:33:48 PM  

hissatsu: Ben Tomkunas, 25, of Coventry, who caught the 21.3-pound (9.66-kilogram) fish, said he gave it to his grandfather the morning after he caught it and it was eaten.

"I can't believe that they think it's OK to do this to someone," Tomkunas told the Journal Inquirer. "It's such an embarrassment."

I share this man's outrage that they won't accept his record-breaking catch on the honor system!


They didn't do anything to you, dipshiat. You played yourself.
 
Farce-Side
2021-09-30 2:34:03 PM  

madgonad: Meh, he was fishing to eat. I respect that. Now he has a story and many full bellies. I'd put that in the win column. Don't worry about Guinness.


Guinness does not certify world record fish.  The International Game Fish Association does.
 
UltimaCS
2021-09-30 2:44:54 PM  

basscomm: comrade: I thought that they were taking about an actual large catfish which are inedible above a certain size.  Instead it's only 19lbs.

Here's a large and inedible catfish. I eat these a couple of times when our local fisherman sells them and they're pretty good.

[Fark user image 425x318]

Doesn't eating them disqualify them from being inedible?


Anything is edible once.
 
Hey Nurse! [OhFark]
2021-09-30 3:07:59 PM  
Here's another pro tip. If you catch a fish that large, it's a prime breeder. Put the farking thing back for the next generation instead of a single meal for yourself you dumb fatass hillbilly
 
Boojum2k
2021-09-30 3:54:34 PM  
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SpaceBison
2021-10-01 12:57:12 AM  

abhorrent1: A catfish that big must have been pretty old and tasted like shiat.


I've never had a catfish that didn't taste like dirt.
 
Gunner's Mate First Class Phillip Asshole
2021-10-01 11:16:09 AM  

SpaceBison: abhorrent1: A catfish that big must have been pretty old and tasted like shiat.

I've never had a catfish that didn't taste like dirt.


That's why you just buy farm raised ones that are small and grown for eating, then heavily spiced, breaded and deep fried. Sure you barely are tasting the fish and could have substituted any white fish but eh.
 
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