Follow British Immigration and Life in the UK: For the past seven years, 54-year-old angler Bernie Campbell from the UK has dreamed of catching an albino catfish. Recently, he finally caught a 206-pound (approximately 93 kilograms) albino catfish in the Ebro River near Barcelona, Spain, breaking the previous world record of 196 pounds (approximately 88.9 kilograms).
In this capture, Bernie, with the help of his sons, put in a tremendous effort. The four of them first hooked the fish with a specially designed small ball, then they struggled with the 8-foot (approximately 2.4 meters) long giant "monster" for half an hour before finally reeling it in with an 1800-foot (approximately 548 meters) long fishing line. During this time, the massive catfish nearly dragged Bernie into the water four times. Ultimately, after weighing the giant catfish on the shore, they immediately released it back into the river.
Bernie stated that since his first visit to Spain, he had hoped to catch an albino catfish, but he had repeatedly failed, as these beautiful fish seemed to always evade him. This time, while on vacation, Bernie unexpectedly caught this completely white catfish, which delighted him immensely.
Catfish expert John Deacon remarked that this giant catfish is indeed rare and is the largest he has ever seen.
