Demythologizing demonologies: snakeheads and piranhas rabid in the Amazon -- Welsing for colossals in Catfishalonia: a hypothetical history -- Cuda chaos in the Dominican Republic: only beaten by the waves -- Sportfishing gar: an old dog's failure proves a point -- Monster-fishing shark off Montauk: reframing the narratives of fisheries and ourselves -- Monster carp in France: in pursuit of fish without borders -- Bananas for tarpon: a matter of timing in the Gambia and beyond -- Striking gold in Senegal: one monster fish leads to another -- Attack of the Italian Zander: putting back more than we take out -- Translating an eely Ionian monsterfest into top predator decimation: more than just a metaphor -- Conclusion: fishery solutions for the disenlightenment