Hawaii fisherman catches huge octopus 
By Ann W. Schmidt US Source: Fox News 9/24/2022
Ann W. Schmidt
Credit: Micheal Matsunaga
Michael Matsunaga reportedly caught the octopus, which weighed 25.29 pounds
A fisherman in Hawaii reportedly caught a large octopus and broke a state record that was once held by his brother.

Michael Matsunaga, 69, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, caught a 25-pound octopus on Aug. 31, according to HawaiiNewsNow.

Matsunaga was bottom-fishing at 400 feet when he felt a tug on his line, the station reported.
 

Though he struggled to reel in his line, Matsunaga was finally able to bring the octopus onto his boat.
"I finally got him in the cooler," Matsunaga told HawaiiNewsNow. "And then I had to sit on the cooler because he was kinda of lifting me up."

 
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