04-11-2008, 08:49 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The big Mekong cat was NETTED and does not qualify as a rod and reel record...as does the 468 pound sturgeon. And, technically sturgeon do not qualify as "freshwater" because they spend a good part of their lives in salt water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No record of larger fish? The photo archives in San Francisco and Portland Oregon have many photos of big white sturgeon caught in the Sacramento and Columbia Rivers that exceed 15 feet and 1600 pounds. And, the same in Russia, where the Beluga sturgeon are caught with some weighing over a ton. But, these fish are also usually netted so they do not qualify for rod and reel records.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, as far as National Geographic being the "bible" for all things they publish....well, if you believe that I have some AUTHENTIC Rembrandt paintings I would like to sell you. They can...AND DO...make mistakes and get things wrong.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No record of larger fish? The photo archives in San Francisco and Portland Oregon have many photos of big white sturgeon caught in the Sacramento and Columbia Rivers that exceed 15 feet and 1600 pounds. And, the same in Russia, where the Beluga sturgeon are caught with some weighing over a ton. But, these fish are also usually netted so they do not qualify for rod and reel records.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]See pics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, as far as National Geographic being the "bible" for all things they publish....well, if you believe that I have some AUTHENTIC Rembrandt paintings I would like to sell you. They can...AND DO...make mistakes and get things wrong.[/#0000ff]
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