Fisherman’s record 7ft sea beast weighing 28st is largest ever caught by a Brit

A fish-loving Brit has bagged himself a record-breaking fish.

Angler, and fishing expert Paul Stevens caught a huge halibut, weighing it at an astonishing 28½ stone while angling off the coast of Norway.

And the fish the 45-year-old Norwich-native measured in at 7ft long – making it a the heaviest and longest halibut on record.

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Paul also reckons it was about 90-years-old.

But he didn't keep it.

He explained: “It pulled the boat half a mile – it took three days for my shoulders to recover.

"I put it back as it’s breeding stock.”

Despite the extraordinary size and weight, Atlantic Halibut can actually reach up to 15ft in length and weigh up to 700lbs, although one that size has never been caught before.

This isn't the first time Paul has broken records with his fishing.

In 2012, he reeled in an 18lb 10oz pike.

In a blog post on Angling Direct, he wrote: “Armed with a bag of Roach and Smelt dead baits, we float fished a number of swims before finding a large shoal of bait fish stuck in one corner of the lake.

“We concentrated our efforts on this area and were rewarded with some excellent fishing!

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“Out of 15 takes, we managed to bank 12 fish, with five over 10lb.

“The biggest fell to me at a very pleasing 18lb 10oz!

“All the fish fell to single treble traces.”

Despite these record-breaking achievements, the largest fish ever caught which is verified and listed by the International Game Fish Association is a 2,664lb (1208kg) great white shark.

It was caught by Australian angler Alfred Dean in April, 1959 off the coast of Ceduna, in South Australia.

It was not known whether or not he kept the mighty beast, but just imagine how much fish and chips you could make with that . . .

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