Here Erik Halibut hook: – I was shocked – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Saturday wrote Dagbladet Swedish Erik Axner got a giant halibut which was 100.4 kg heavy and 196 cm long.

– It was an absolutely wonderful experience. Halibut must be the largest ever taken with bait rod and float, says 24-year-old told Dagbladet.

Now Nordic Sea Angling, where Axner jobs fishing guide, posted a video showing the impressive catch.

– The line for 50 meters from the boat in a jerk, and I grabbed the rod and pulled the brake.

Axner and his colleagues Jonathan Jansson and Martin Bamberg spent 20 minutes to pull up halibut from 19 meters depth in Nappstraumen in Lofoten.

Excellent catch During the day also reached beyond Scandinavia’s borders.

– The last day has been hectic. I’ve received inquiries from all over Scandinavia and countries such as Ireland and England. But it is very funny with attention, since I fought long for these fish.

To avoid damaging giant fish jumped more Axner into the water to measure it, before they let it loose.

The weight is measured by the Norwegian Institute of Marine table.