A 21-year-old angler from Leicestershire has landed a giant catfish weighing 108lb 4oz (49kg) after a gruelling two-hour battle that saw him dragged neck-deep into a lake.
Daniel Sibley, from Blaby, was fishing for carp at Bluebell Lakes near Oundle, Northamptonshire, when he hooked the enormous fish, which measured 9ft (2.7m) in length.
During the struggle, Sibley was pulled into the water and found himself out of his depth on several occasions. 'I kept thinking: 'When's it going to tire?'' he said.
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The catfish is believed to be one of the heaviest ever caught with a rod and line in the UK, and Sibley described it as a 'beast'.
