The tigerfish has 32 teeth that are of similar size to those of a great white shark. Picture: ICON/BNPS.co.uk
And this one too:
Jeremy Wade quickly poses for a pictured with the monster tigerfish. Picture: ICON/BNPS.co.uk
Gallery Pictures: World's ugliest creaturesMystical goliath tiger fish caught on camera
* Lee Taylor
* From: news.com.au
* October 21, 2010 9:46AM
AFTER an eight-day monster battle a British fisherman has caught one of the world's most fearsome freshwater fish.
Monster catch on Congo fishing trip
Expert fisherman Jeremy Wade has caught a 50 kilogram tigerfish during a fishing expedition in Africa.
Angler Jeremy Wade wrestled the 5ft-long goliath tigerfish during a fishing expedition along the Congo River in Africa.
The tigerfish - believed to be a deadlier version of the piranha - has 32 teeth that are a similar size to those of a great white shark and has been known to attack humans and even crocodiles, the UK's Daily Mail reports.
Mr Wade reeled in the 45kg beast as part of aTV show about mythical reports from around the world of humans being attacked by unknown monsters from the deep.
“'It is very rare to catch one, especially by an outsider because they are found in such a remote and difficult location to get to,” Mr Wade said on the show River Monsters.
“There are no guides or lodges on that part of the Congo River.”
Mr Wade said he used catfish as bait for the tigerfish and a 91kg rod and line.
He said he feared handling the monster fish and had to stand back from it until it was safely in his landing net.
“It is a very dangerous fish to handle. If you aren't careful it could easily take your finger off or worse,” he said.
After carefully avoiding the creature’s razor-sharp teeth while posing for photos, Mr Wade said he returned it to the river soon afterwards
I wouldn't want to come up against that fish ANYWHERE, unless I was standing on a boat and pointing a rifle at it with a backup of a dozen fragmentation grenades!
GEEZ! I'd NEVER seen anything like that as far as being an oversized Piranha I mean the teeth are massive and long, and you KNOW that once they get a bite into something and don't want to let go, they're along for the ride!!
Protect and defend against something like this??? The easiest method is AVOIDANCE!! And if you HAVE to be near where they haunt, I'd suggest a 12-GA short-barrel auto, and if there's too much mud and dirt, a pump. Because even though they kill 'gators in Louisiana with .22's, if I was in a fight with either one of these OR a 'gator, give me a damn 12-GA (with either steel 00-BUCK or slugs) every single time.
That's one scary fish!
