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Amazon River Fishing Yields Amazing Haul For Fisherman
October 30, 2017
The majestic beauty of the Amazon River hides a world of mystery below its depths. Adventurers travel from all over the world to explore this South American natural wonderland. The entire Amazon basin covers 2.7 million square miles, including tropical rain forest with so much lush flora and diverse fauna that there's still no definitive description of everything that lives and breathes within its boundaries. Two fishermen, however, were recently looking for an up-close-and-personal encounter with one specific Amazonian creature, something they describe as an Amazon "river monster." Advertisement
After a run-in with a thunderstorm, Townson finally spots two arapaima fish coming to the surface for air. With haste, he quickly casts his lure in their direction and gets one to bite. With Day filming and the local fishing guide assisting Townson, the team is able to safely — for them and the arapaima — catch the fish they have been so excited to see. Though the video below has racked up over 11 million views, a few YouTube users don't agree with the concept of catch-and-release fishing. In the YouTube comments, Day, whose YouTube series Amazon River Monsters is dedicated to his knowledge, points out to one such user that the "hard truth ... is this: Without the sport fishermen paying big bucks to the locals for the privilege of catching and releasing the fish, the locals would just kill it and take it to market. Ask the fish what he would prefer." The Amazon is a vast expanse filled with secret treasures both big and small, but the video below is a reminder that while monsters may be large by dictionary definition, they can also be cherished for their absolute beauty.
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