Seasoned fisherman Michał Chełkowski from the port city of Szczecin netted the aquatic titan weighing over 130 kilograms and measuring a jaw-dropping 268 centimeters in Spain’s longest river, the Ebro.

Posting on social media, delighted Chełkowski who caught another whopper in the same river last month said: “Once again, I had incredible luck and this time... I managed to outwit a catfish measuring a whopping 268 cm.

“This fish is a true giant inhabiting the Ebro River—almost like something from another planet.”

After measuring and weighing the specimen and capturing the beast in a photo, Chełkowski released it back into the river.

Although the catfish is 9 cm longer than the Polish record-holder caught by Władysław Bombik in 2017, it won’t be officially recognized as a Polish record since it was caught outside the country.

Currently, the world record for the largest catfish, set in May 2023, belongs to Italian angler Alessandro Biancardi, who caught a 285 cm specimen.

Chełkowski remains undeterred, looking for future success: “I hope I’ll have the chance to catch an even bigger ‘Kaiju’ in the future,” he said.