Like Ron, Yikes per that fish. Thanks Steve for the additional info. Has anybody been "off shore" fishing? I mean, Europe or other continents. I have not but like the wels catfish, I just wonder what there is to catch. Of course, the Amazon River comes to mind but I'm not so sure these days I'm bold enough to put up with the bugs, biting ones that can carry a human away almost as I am told, the crocs and so on. I enjoy the TV programs. But again, that said, has anyone been on such an adventure? If so, I'd love to hear about it. Dreaming some, how about us - how many of us blind fishers - charter a fishing excursion to somewhere totally remote. Ya know, sort of the dare or double dare each other to go on the trip! LOL Best, Kevin From: P. Milliman <pvm17@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "vmfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vmfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 5:26 PM Subject: [vmfa] Re: Wels catfish #yiv9494099336 #yiv9494099336 --.yiv9494099336hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px;}#yiv9494099336 body.yiv9494099336hmmessage{font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;}#yiv9494099336 Wow! That sound scary!!! Palma 270-996-7359 (cell)800-782-8426 "Beauty is just a click away! Visit me, your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant: http://www.marykay.com/pmilliman "Shipping is always FREE!Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Delta Alumni Treasurerhttp://ianrwww.unl.edu/phiu/Volunteer Audio Describer for the blind and visually impairedSouth Central Kentucky Council of the Blind, Secretary From: blinddog3@xxxxxxxxxxx To: vmfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vmfa] Re: Wels catfish Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:23:24 -0600 #yiv9494099336 #yiv9494099336 --.yiv9494099336ExternalClass p.yiv9494099336ecxMsoNormal, #yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass li.yiv9494099336ecxMsoNormal, #yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass div.yiv9494099336ecxMsoNormal {font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass a:link, #yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass span.yiv9494099336ecxMsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass span.yiv9494099336ecxMsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass span.yiv9494099336ecxEmailStyle17 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass .yiv9494099336ecxMsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}#yiv9494099336 .yiv9494099336ExternalClass div.yiv9494099336ecxWordSection1 {}#yiv9494099336 I have never heard of them, but after googling it, it looks like they are a European freshwater fish. Sounds like they will eat anything, and in the info I just read, will actually jump out of the water onto land to catch a pigeon to eat…keep them away from me please! Steve From: vmfa-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vmfa-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Frankeberger (Redacted sender "k_frankeberger@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 7:01 PM To: vmfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vmfa] Wels catfish My fishing and fellow blind friends: What the heck is a, "wels catfish?" Indeed, I've seen the picture of that monster. But in my world, I only know of channel catfish and such critters. In the US, do we have "wels" catfish? Thanks for sharing the article and yes, I had seen that article just the other day as well. I haven't read what bait or exactly how they caught that monster. Steve or Ron or anybody, do you know? There is a fun show on I think the Discovery Channel called, Monster Fish - perhaps. Anyhow, the host travels the world to catch monster type fish but only fresh water as I understand the show. I listen to it late at night or if not sleeping as is my regular pattern, in the middle of the night. It is a fun show to listen to but I sure can't remember the host ever catching a fish the size of this wels catfish! Happy fishing or dreaming of such to all!Kevin