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...
