Monster Fish on ITV right now.

[Graham Nash]

Program on telly now about fishing for a monster freshwater predator in the Congo.

[Coddy]

Robson Green on the hunt again!

 

Bit of a laugh I suppose, wish I could get paid and travel around the world to fish, must be a great life.

 

Dave

[Graham Nash]

No was not Robson Green .... was more like a documentary about a Tiger something-or-other fish, It has recently been blamed for killing a child and is like a massive pirranah. The teeth on it were about 2 inches long and the mouth looked just like a crocodile.

 

The bloke was trying to catch it on a rod (and he did actually do one too). Well worth watching and not like the sensationalist Robson Green. If its on I player its worth checking it out.

[TomBettle]

Tiger Fish

 

I believe there are two variants and they can be found across much of central Africa.

 

Plenty on the Nile and through Lake Victoria where they have some great Tiger Fish competitions (caught using similar techniques to Pike fishing).

Typical size is a little shy of 10lb with good ones going 15lb+

 

The second variant is the one that is allegedly in certain parts of the Congo and may go as big as 50lb+ but I don't think there is much real evidence of them getting this big.

[Rob]

allegedly in certain parts of the Congo

 

Like the Haddock off Christchurch!!

 

Did anyone see any this year?

 

[alun j.]

 

 

 

 

Quote..... Like the Haddock off Christchurch!! laugh.gif

 

 

YES !! Saw a few yesterday..... landed in nets. Not very big though!

[plaicemat]

See, told you!

 

Terry.

[Graham Nash]

 

The second variant is the one that is allegedly in certain parts of the Congo and may go as big as 50lb+ but I don't think there is much real evidence of them getting this big.

I would think the one he caught on the programme was not much short of 35 - 40 pounds. It looked like a massive pike but with sharks teeth!

[Gnasher]

Giant Tiger fish, Jeremy Wade was the presenter. He has done a few various series on sky.