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Omaha Steve

(99,658 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2015, 10:03 AM Mar 2015

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Massive 14Ft Stingray is Largest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught with Rod and Reel

I hope they released it after weighing it etc.

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Massive 14Ft Stingray is Largest Freshwater Fish Ever Caught with Rod and Reel (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP

Here's a much more informative story about it, showing that it's been caught before, wasn't weighed, Brickbat Mar 2015 #1

Thanks for this. Puglover Mar 2015 #2

Freshwater fish? aspirant Mar 2015 #3

Fascinating! I had no idea there were freshwater stingrays petronius Mar 2015 #4

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

1. Here's a much more informative story about it, showing that it's been caught before, wasn't weighed,

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 10:07 AM

Mar 2015

and was, in fact, let go:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/03/14/this-massive-stingray-might-be-the-largest-freshwater-fish-ever-caught/

Puglover

(16,380 posts)

2. Thanks for this.

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 10:57 AM

Mar 2015

Really pleased that they let her go.

aspirant

(3,533 posts)

3. Freshwater fish?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:00 AM

Mar 2015

Lived in Florida for many years and Stingrays were very common in Saltwater

petronius

(26,602 posts)

4. Fascinating! I had no idea there were freshwater stingrays

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:02 AM

Mar 2015

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