Norwegian fisherman lands the big one

Unlike many anglers, Norwegian Harald Skoge did not have to exaggerate the size of his latest catch.

The 321 pound halibut was too big for his 29 foot boat.

Skoge was trying his luck off western Norway with a simple hook and line on Wednesday when he thought something had gone wrong.

“At first, I thought the hook had got stuck at the bottom,” said.

Slowly, he was able to roll in the line, and realised something very, very big was on the end. When the giant halibut broke the surface, he realised it was too big to haul into his boat.

“I had to tow it to land,” he said.

After three hours of towing the fish, he was able to deliver it to a local fish processing plant, which weighed and bought the catch.

According to Skoge, the fish’s head alone weighed 42 pounds, more than many anglers can claim for their whole catch.

The world record for a halibut is 459 pounds for a fish caught off Alaska.