{"id":144054,"date":"2023-12-07T11:24:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=144054"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:24:51","slug":"british-boy-11-catches-mega-152lb-catfish-during-spanish-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/british-boy-11-catches-mega-152lb-catfish-during-spanish-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"British boy, 11, catches mega 152lb catfish during Spanish holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> British boy, 11, catches mega 152lb catfish during Spanish holiday &#8211; smashing European record for biggest freshwater fish caught by a child<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Joshua Davenport was fishing with his parents when the catfish went for his bait<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A British boy has caught a 152lb catfish during a holiday in Spain, smashing the European record for the biggest freshwater fish netted by a child.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Davenport, 11, was fishing with his parents when the giant catfish went for his bait.<\/p>\n<p>Although his rod was bent double the youngster fought for 25 minutes to reel the colossus catch in.<\/p>\n<p>It took three adults to lift it into a weighing sling and it tipped the scales at a whopping 152lbs. The 9ft-long specimen dwarfed Joshua who stands at 5ft 5ins.<\/p>\n<p>He has now broken the record for the biggest freshwater fish caught by a boy in Europe. The giant catfish also smashed Joshua&#8217;s previous personal best catch by over 110lbs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/10\/78686357-12836823-image-a-27_1701946425488.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Davenport caught a 152lb catfish while he was on holiday in Spain (pictured with his record-breaking catch above)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/10\/78686335-12836823-image-a-28_1701946457035.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The massive catfish is 9ft long and dwarfs Joshua, who is only 5ft 5ins<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/11\/78686359-12836823-image-a-30_1701946877154.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joshua, from East Grinstead, West Sussex, hooked the fish during a recent trip to Spain&#8217;s River Ebro with dad Pete and mum Lorna, who are also keen anglers (pictured: the family with another big catfish Joshua caught during the holiday)<\/p>\n<p>Joshua, from East Grinstead, West Sussex, hooked the fish during a recent trip to Spain&#8217;s River Ebro with dad Pete and mum Lorna, who are also keen anglers.<\/p>\n<p>His mother, 42, said: &#8216;Fishing is everything to Josh. He got his first rod when he was four and caught his first catfish aged six which weighed 22lbs.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0The purr-fect catfish! World record 9ft 4\u00bcin fish is caught in Italian river after the &#8216;monster&#8217; put up a 43-minute struggle<\/h3>\n<p>&#8216;It has gone from there. He has caught thousands of fish. He loves catfish because they are just so big. We were in Spain for a week and he caught the big catch was his last fish of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was about 11.30am and Josh was with his cousin on the swim next to us. You are given a whistle to blow when you catch a big fish and Pete and I heard it and rushed over to them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Josh had got the rod and he was fighting the catfish. The rod was bent over and it was obvious it was a big one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is his dream to catch one over 100lbs so there was no way he was going to let go. He did brilliantly and t took him about 25 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When he saw it he just couldn&#8217;t believe the size of it. It took three adults and Josh to lift it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After having photos taken with the mighty fish it was returned to the river safe and well.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua&#8217;s 152lbs catch is bigger than the combined weight of the personal best catches of both his mum and dad which stand at 72lbs and 68lbs respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, Jessica Wanstall, 11, from Sittingbourne, Kent, hooked a catfish weighing nearly 200lbs from the River Ebro.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/11\/78686367-12836823-image-a-29_1701946864363.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joshua inherited the passion for angling from his parents Lorna and Pete (Pete and Joshua pictured above with big fish they caught together)<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12836823\/British-boy-catches-152lb-catfish-holiday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British boy, 11, catches mega 152lb catfish during Spanish holiday &#8211; 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