[Media] Horror fish kills men by biting off their testicles

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[Media] Horror fish kills men by biting off their testicles

#1 Post by jd »

AN intrepid angler has told how he snared a predator which kills men - by biting off their testicles.

Fearless Jeremy Wade, 53, spent weeks hunting for the fish in remote Papua New Guinea after locals reported a mysterious beast which was castrating young fishermen.

He finally unmasked the perpetrator as the Pacu fish - known locally as ‘The Ball Cutter’ - and managed to catch one in his small wooden fishing boat.....
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Ball Crushing Pacu Fish ! Something new to think about when tackling up for a days angling!
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#3 Post by Al and Jordan »

the episode of river monsters the story comes from is on the tv on tue 3rd jan ITV1 7.30pm
gonna be worth a watch :shock: :o :lol:
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#4 Post by sparkey+1 »

And its been a good series in the past well worth watching Must set SKY +
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#5 Post by Creep »

:shock: Im getting a "cup" if they ever come around this area!!!!!!!!!
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#6 Post by eyesreilly »

Oh ,,,the horror :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Ah lads, can you imagine the pain
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#8 Post by thekid »

god what load of ballox..haha.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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dexs7 wrote:Ah lads, can you imagine the pain
Nope dont want too!!!

But it raises the question.. HOW THE HELL DID THIS FISH LEARN THIS??
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Creep wrote:
dexs7 wrote:Ah lads, can you imagine the pain
Nope dont want too!!!

But it raises the question.. HOW THE HELL DID THIS FISH LEARN THIS??
they are used to crack nuts falling from trees as their natural source of food, the rest is just evolution... :lol:
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The Austrian wrote:
Creep wrote:
dexs7 wrote:Ah lads, can you imagine the pain
Nope dont want too!!!

But it raises the question.. HOW THE HELL DID THIS FISH LEARN THIS??
they are used to crack nuts falling from trees as their natural source of food, the rest is just evolution... :lol:

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#12 Post by Conger »

Oh f&@k me, just watching this on itv, this species is normally only found in the amazon and have been introduced to Papua new guinea in the last 15 years, well there's Papua new guinea off the holiday list :shock: :shock: vegetarian fish my a&@e :shock: although novel way of getting rid of croc's, oh how the tables turn :?
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Gods revenge on poachers a fish that likes to fight dirty,love it ha,ha :twisted: .Anyone else get the urge to cross their legs while reading it!think I need to buy waders with a reinforced crotch.
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anybody else thought of where to get bait for these fish ?!?!? Just doesnt sound right going into a local tackle shop ... " How aya lads I need a pair of. ______!"
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Just got my new waders for Papua New Guinea :D :D :D :D
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@Congers Post ...... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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