Angler's Record Fish is Reel Deal (482lb 13oz halibut beats previous record by 18 lbs)

The Sun (U.K.) / Various ^ | John Coles

[Stoat]

Angler's record fish is reel deal

 

By JOHN COLES

 

 

Big fish ... Gunther, 70, beside huge halibut

A PENSIONER reeled back the years and defied his age when he landed this world record halibut weighing more than 34 STONE — enough for nearly 1,000 fillets.

Super-fit Gunther Hansel, 70, spent more than two hours wrestling with the massive 8ft 2in flatfish after hooking it in an Icelandic fjord with a 30lb line and plastic lure.

Five other men on the fishing boat then helped haul it on board with a rope around its tail.

The monster fish weighed in at a mighty 482lb 13oz — a world record that smashed the previous best by 18lb — and would have provided 970 fillet portions.

German Gunther, from Magdeburg, near Berlin, sold it for £2,500 at a local fishmarket and split the money with the others on his trip.

He said: "This is the fish I have been fishing for all my life."

Fishing tour operator Herbert Loechel said: "After the bite we had to worry that Gunther would land the fish. It took him 135 minutes.

"But the crew of the boat helped hoist the giant fish with more anglers on board to help it on to the boat.

"Back at port the giant fish was celebrated vigorously."

Atlantic halibut are among the largest bony fish in the world.

They can reach up to 15ft in length and weigh up to 700lb and can live for 50 years.

Their diet is usually other fish like cod, haddock and herring although they are hunted by seals and the Greenland shark.

 

 

[aces]

Hey let that go, I didn’t know Ohbamma could swim so deep, you know its him because he is flattened by the pressure and his eyes always look at you one at a time, very shifty character..
Oh well Bidens turn now..

[rickb308]

“Why did you fight him for two hours?”

“For the halibut”. ba da bump

I’m here all week Ladies & Germs. Try the veal. Don’t forget to tip your waitresses.

[NCC-1701]

For one thing, a flounder’s eyes are on the same side of its head.

[wolfcreek]

Does anyone know if a fish that old/big is good eating.

I like eating young animals/fish myself. Tender and sweet!

[wolfcreek]

Does anyone know if a fish that old/big is good eating.

I like eating young animals/fish myself. Tender and sweet!

[Stoat]

[Stoat]

Does anyone know if a fish that old/big is good eating.

I like eating young animals/fish myself. Tender and sweet!

 

I'm thinking that our FRiend Hungarian Gypsy might have a meaningful answer to that question :-)

[OB1kNOb]

I see two eyes on same side of head on this halibut.

[Jeff Chandler]

Does anyone know if a fish that old/big is good eating.

I can just about guarantee that if that put that baby over a hot fire while it's still fresh the parasites will bore themselves out the top side.

[wolfcreek]

Yumm

[al_c]

I see two eyes on same side of head on this halibut.

Yes, you do. They're all like that.

From Wikipedia ... " At birth they have an eye on each side of the head, and swim like a salmon. After about 6 months one eye migrates to the other side, making them look more like other flounder. At the same time the stationary-eyed side darkens to match the top side, while the other side remains white."