What size was the largest giant squid ever found?

looney_tunes

"The largest giant squid ever measured was discovered at Timble Tickle on November 2, 1878. Three fisherman were working not far off shore when they noticed a mass floating on the ocean they took to be wreckage. They investigated and found a giant squid had run aground. Using their anchor as a grappling hook they snagged the still living body and made it fast to a tree. When the tide went out the creature was left high and dry. When the animal died, the fishermen measured it and then chopped it up for dog meat. The body of the squid was twenty feet from tail to beak. The longer tentacles measured thirty five feet and were tipped with four inch suckers." http://www.unmuseum.org/squid.htm Apr 22 09, 1:12 AM

MarchHare007

February, 2007. Co-operation and care from a commercial fishing crew and a Ministry of Fisheries observer led to the best specimen of an adult colossal squid ever seen arriving in New Zealand. When caught, it measured 26 feet long and weighed about 1,000 pounds, but scientists believe the species may grow as long as 46 feet. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21269279-30417,00.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24386003/ Apr 22 09, 1:27 AM