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Fisherman catches 280-pound catfish

Feb 26, 2015

This monster weighs in at 280 lbs. and measures 8.8 ft in length. It was caught on Italy's Po River by twin brothers Dario and Dino Ferrari .

After catching the mega-fish, the brothers released it back into the river so it could continue to live its life.

This is not your everyday catfish, however. It's a silurus glanis, which can grow to be much larger than what you'd find in a backyard pond.

The fish is estimated to be about 30 years old.

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