Fisherman Catches World Record Halibut

Marco looks surprised and awestruck

 

Marco Liebenow was fishing in Kjollefjord, Norway and caught what could be a world record 513 pound halibut. (Cue the halibut puns) The German angler hauled in a 513 pound fish in Norway .

Marco Liebenow was fishing with friends in Kjollefjord when he hooked something that felt as large as a submarine, according to Field and Stream. But the catch was alive and wriggling — it was a nine-foot-long halibut that took an hour and a half to reel in. The angler donated the monster halibut to a local fish dealer. That's a heck of a lot of fish and chips.

 

The catch could break the fishing world record for Atlantic halibut if it's confirmed by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), which says the current record for Atlantic halibut belongs to Thomas Nielsen for a 418 pound catch he made in Norway in 2004. Liebenow's fish is also bigger than the IGFA's world record for Pacific halibut, which was set by a 459 pound catch off Alaska in 1996.....Hungry? I could go for a fillet and fries right now.