Angler reels in one of the worlds largest ever cod weighing 102lb

Angler reels in one of the worlds largest ever cod weighing 102lb

By Xantha Leatham

Source: msn

6/21/2024

Credit: Daily Mail

Most chippies advertise a 'catch of the day'. So imagine the delight of this British angler, who caught a cod so large it could do fish and chips for 180 people.

Daniel Pipe, 39, was on a fishing trip to Norway with friends when he hooked the monster catch and spent 20 exhausting minutes reeling it in.

The specimen weighed 102lbs 7oz (46.5kg) and measured 160cm (5ft 2ins) long, smashing the previous International Game Fishing Association record for the longest cod ever caught.

Atlantic cod

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