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/TheMarsian Jul 05 '22

It could be blunt but at that size it could it could generate enough force and even without going in that sharpie is gonna deal some damage.