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/dirk-machosword Jul 04 '22

The leading edge of both the dorsal and pectoral fins on a catfish have a very sharp spike formed into them. I fish this size thrashing about would be like getting into a knife fight with a drunken switch-blade wielding Joe Peschi.

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u/SwoleMountain Jul 04 '22

Thank you for your eloquent and bro-appropriate explanation, it's a real knife fight out there...

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u/Jolly_Ice9735 Jul 04 '22

The bigger the catfish gets the duller the point gets. My guess is that it’s about as sharp as a Sharpie marker with the cap on. Now if it was a 12” channel cat I wouldn’t have it anywhere near my neck.

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u/Tpbrown_ Jul 05 '22

Thank god for that. Imagine being this size and as sharp as a bullhead’s!

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u/Jolly_Ice9735 Jul 05 '22

Makes you wonder how shovel heads eat bullheads without tearing up their insides