what a fish story

[cuznjohn]

Marco Liebenow was fishing off the coast of Norway when he managed to catch a 515-pound halibut. Reeling in the fish felt like pulling in a submarine because of its size. After 90 minutes, Liebenow and three other men managed to haul in the massive catch, but couldn't fit the 8.6-foot fish on their boat. Instead, they had to drag it back to harbor alongside the schooner. The current record stands at 459 pounds for Pacific halibut (Alaska, 1996) and 418 pounds for Atlantic halibut (Norway, 2004).

 

[vided]

sounds little like "the old man and the sea":thumbup::thumbup:

 

[cuznjohn]

sounds little like "the old man and the sea":thumbup::thumbup:

that was a great book and movie

 

[grumpybob]

In an 8 1/2 foot boat. sounds fishy to me.

 

[Bob Denman]

But you should have seen the one that got away!

 

[Chupaca]

Yikes..!!

thats a lot of fish...!! but then Loved going to Mystic Seaport in Conn where they have those boats that went after the whales...:yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

If someone asked him why he went fishing; do you think that he'd say, "Just for the "Halibut"!"? :roflblack:

 

[cuznjohn]

i believe in catch and release, catch something that big and release it to someone to cut it into steaks

 

[Bob Denman]

I'm a "Catch and Fillet" devotee...

 

[ARtraveler]

Nice fish!! We have them here and yes they get the occasional 450 pounder. A couple a year are caught in the 350+ range. Most Halibut caught are in the 20 - 50 # range. We call them "Chickens."

If any of our Alaska Travelers are going to try their luck, we got em. I can't wait to see MurphyBrown or Prairie Spyder hauling one of them 450 pounders back on their :spyder2:'s. :roflblack: Beginners luck, and all that. :yes: