Fishing solo in a boat on Italy’s River Po, known for its huge wels catfish, Alessandro Biancardi made “a dream come true” by landing the biggest wels catfish he’s ever seen, and almost lost his boat doing so.
“When it surfaced for the first time, I really realized that I hooked a monster, adrenaline started pumping hard and the fear of losing it almost sent me into a panic,” Biancardi said in his news release. “I was alone facing the biggest catfish I’ve ever seen in 23 years.”
