Re What a record

Sorry but still unsure of posting site links, but just after reading on the Eircom Web news that a 70 year old Norweigan angler caught a record breaking Halibut that weighed in at 220kg It was seemingly this guys first time ever fishing It took 135 minutes to land and is valued at $35,000 bloody first timers

Sorry but still unsure of posting site links, but just after reading on the Eircom Web news that a 70 year old Norweigan angler caught a record breaking Halibut that weighed in at 220kg It was seemingly this guys first time ever fishing It took 135 minutes to land and is valued at $35,000 bloody first timers

on the link do a "copy" of the top bar then do a "paste " on here

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/11/24/germ ... -over.html

Cheers Donal

i seen this in yesterdays paper aswell

HE said he was looking for it all his life so not sure he is a novice...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... ds-newsxml

HOLY GOOD F*** thats a big flounder when it said 8' long it doesnt compare to actually seeing it in a picture!!!

That's some lump of a flattie. I can't imagine the kind of scrap you'd get off it, and on 30lb line . I wonder what weight of fish does that halibut consume in a day. Must be a huge ammount to grow to that size.

its kinda hard to believe thou.no pics no beliefs

its kinda hard to believe thou.no pics no beliefs

Here's the pic

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What a fish Brings flattie bashing to a whole new level, but I doubt he got that beast on lug tipped with mackerel on a size 4 kamasan match

how old would that fish be? its so big it looks unbelievable. But they do grow to be monsters. Imagine catching that from the shore!! id chain myself to the ground

...is valued at $35,000

According to the Newspaper article, ok, it was The Sun, but still "Hansel, from Magdeburg, near Berlin, sold it for 2,500 pounds at a local fish market and split the money with the others on his trip." - so, fair play to the Oldtimer and congrats to a fish of of a lifetime, well done

Unreal, what a fish and what a catch I think it's safe to say that that's one PB that won't be beaten or bettered for quite a long time to come - if ever!
He looks quite shell shocked in the picture and no wonder, so would I be

anyone know what are these things around the head and gills? Could it be some smaller fish looking for protection or similar like suckerfish (Remoras) which are commonly found on whales or sharks?

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eh...I think it's his fins

eh...I think it's his fins

fair enough AI, they'd certainly would do me for the barbie

what a flattie unreal on 30lb line and here i am are worried about land in a 10lb bass on 12lb line
great catch best fish i have ever seen must get out the flattie fanatic

my favourite fish, ever! though im quite content in catchin 5oz flounder in the meantime..
The Austrian, those are just its fins close to the gill opening - pelvic and pectoral fins im pretty sure
daminim, to the answer to how old this fish might be, and other facts, then check out this link for the Fishbase website: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... hp?ID=1371

Well done that man.

Some fish to fight !

WOW... ...seem few shows bout fishing in Norway...but this takes the biscuit!...Great