A fisherman caught a large giant catfish, weighing 150 kilograms, in the Chi River, selling it for up to 22,500 baht each. Villagers said they had never seen such a big one.

At the Fa Yad Subdistrict Municipal Fresh Market, Maha Chanachai District, Yasothon Province, vendors bring large giant catfish caught in the Chi River on a wheel, weighing 150 kilograms and with a body length of more than 180 centimeters, to sell at the stall. Until it created a stir among many people who came to pay at the market. Because I had never seen a giant Chi River giant catfish like this before. Many people came to watch and take photos.

The vendor who sells the giant catfish said that he bought it from a fisherman who caught it in the Chi River. They are dissected and divided to sell for 150 baht per kilogram, or if someone is interested in buying the whole thing, they will sell it for 100 baht per kilogram. Selling the whole thing will earn 15,000 baht, but dissecting it and selling it will earn 22,500 baht. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency