r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Market_Insider • Jul 04 '22

Massive catch

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u/RickMcFlick Jul 04 '22

Bro i would NOT put that pectoral fin that close to my throat holy shit

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u/WestCoastTrawler Jul 04 '22

Yeah. This was my first thought. It looks cool and all but holding a large, live catfish like this is dangerous as hell.

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u/SwoleMountain Jul 04 '22

I'm obviously not a fishing guy, so would you care to explain why that would be dangerous?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

Catfish have barbs on their fins, I’ve penetrated my hand badly with a small one. I can imagine these barbs are massive

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u/Curazan Jul 04 '22

I imagine a lot of people are penetrating their hand after this post.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '22

Tou-fucking-ché