Curious if there are giganticSoma-cannibals, we will hear numerous soul-chilling tales of killer fish, sucking under water and swallowing whole geese, dogs, lambs that came to drink, and even bathing children.
Here is one example of such a sensation.On the Dnieper River, not far from the island of Khortitsa, the ship was in distress. Three Polish tourists boarded a motorboat, but they never made it to the coast. A few days later, they caught a five-meter catfish, in whose stomach human remains were found. And the motorboat turned out to be with a hole, made, apparently, by the powerful head of a man-eating soma.
The story of the bike is a bit like "Moby Dick"Melville, but in the original the protagonist was a sperm whale. And he is known to be a mammal, and very intelligent. Yes, and this sea beast is equipped with its teeth not as an example better than the bottom dweller of lakes and rivers. But is there smoke without fire? Maybe it is not for nothing that water folk in the form of a giant fish swimming in the water of unwary swimmers appears in the folklore of various nations. Is it true or myth that there are giant catfish killers?
Yes, this freshwater fish is a predator.Bikes say about these "torpedoes" under 6.3 meters in length and with half a ton of weight. However, a clearly recorded record was set in Italy, in the Pau Valley, on the Adige River. In March 2011, professional fisherman Roberto Godi and his comrades pulled their trophy ashore for about 50 minutes. The caught copy was weighed, measured and released with the world. Parameters - two and a half meters and weight 114 kg - were listed in the Guinness Book in the section "the largest freshwater fish." But the giant catfish, which are found in Thailand, took away the laurels of the championship from the Italian counterpart: 2.7 meters and 293 kg - this was the result of the country's authorities.
But these are all highs.An ordinary fisherman most often comes across a sheer “trifle” of ten to twenty kilos in weight. This is all because the species given fish is almost completely destroyed in our rivers and lakes. On the hook with a worm come across little somits. They should be released, because puberty in these fish comes in the fourth year of life. Giant soma reach impressive sizes (from 80 to 100 kg), only having reached the respectable age of fifty years.
Anglers who dream to catch a big trophy,should stock up not only solid fishing line, but also a fair amount of dexterity. Yes, and help does not hurt. After all, catfish is a very strong fish. His mouth is full of small teeth, but the main diet is still not people. This fish, clams, toads. The predator lives in river pits, in pools. Because of its size, he does not like long pursuit of prey. He attacks the fish from ambush, but basically one can say that the catfish is a scavenger, orderly of freshwater bodies. This explains the facts of the remains of human flesh in his stomach. But the fish would hardly have attacked a live swimmer. Most likely, a drowned woman turned up by the way. So, do you need to catch a giant catfish? After all, from the cut carcasses are often smitten with rotten soil and mud!
Сомы не любят быстрых течений, а также большого the number of ships. They generally prefer quiet lakes with a kinky bottom. But that the water in them was clean, not muddy. Therefore, huge specimens of this type of fish have recently appeared on reservoirs. So, in 2007, a giant catfish was caught on a bait on Kapchagai, in Kazakhstan. The trophy was 274 cm long and weighed 130 kg. A little later, already on the whining, they caught a catfish with a length of 2.6 meters. This giant weighed 105 kg.
