This beast (A Giant Burbot) weighed in on 3 goverment certified scalle at exactly 17.95lbs or 8.145 Kg. Please check Steve channel for more footage of the weighin and fish capture. Steve Rowbotham fishing. See link below for steve’s footage of more footage of the weighing process.
Whats a Burbot according to Wiki – The burbot (Lota lota) is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. It is also known as bubbot,[1] mariah, freshwater ling, the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod,[2] freshwater cusk, and (confusingly) eelpout. The species is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk. It is the only member of the genus Lota. For some time of the year, the burbot lives under ice. They require frigid temperatures to breed.[3]
With an appearance like a cross between a catfish and an eel, the burbot has a serpent-like body, but is easily distinguished by a single barbel on the chin.[4] The body is elongated and laterally compressed, with a flattened head and single tube-like projection for each nostril. The mouth is wide, with both upper and lower jaws consisting of many small teeth. Burbot have two soft dorsal fins; the first being low and short, and the second being much longer. The anal fin is low and almost as long as the dorsal fin. The caudal fin is rounded, the pectoral fins are fan-shaped, and pelvic fins are narrow with an elongated second fin ray. Having such small fins relative to body size indicates a benthic lifestyle with low swimming endurance, unable to withstand strong currents.