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Enormous 20-stone catfish caught with fishing rod in Italy after 40-minute boat battle 

 Dino Ferrari told GrindTV that he and his brother, Dario, lured it in with artificial bait and then battled the giant fish from their small boat for 40 minutes on Thursday.

The wels catfish, which was set free, could be one of the largest ever caught.

After staying in the water to weigh and measure the specimen, which is one of the largest ever caught, they released it back into the river to swim another day.

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