Posted on 09/09/2025 11:13:33 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
Jackson Denio almost needed a bigger boat when he hauled in a huge 174-pound Atlantic halibut off the New England coast that he hopes will shatter a world record.
The 13-year-old Hampton boy’s colossal catch came on Labor Day while he and his cousin, Austin Leaver, 14, also of Hampton, were enjoying an overnight fishing trip 75 miles offshore.
“I was insanely happy. I never thought I’d catch something like this,” Jackson said, as he recalled the memorable fishing trip that’s now left him and his family buried in halibut steaks.
The adventure began around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, when the two cousins and passionate anglers headed out on a boat operated by Al Gauron Deep Sea Fishing in Hampton.
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You know, I’ve haddock up to here with your puns.
That’s what happens when you go fishing for the hal-i-but!
That is a $3000 fish.
Then you have no sole..................
Then you have no sole..................
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