“I’ve been after that fish for at least five years,” he said. “I’ve targeted it over 15 times in different spots, but never came across one.”

Luck was on his side when he secured a nightcrawler to his hook and cast out his line into the dark water. While he felt the fish bite, the fight was "strange." It seemed as if a fish was hooked, proceeded to get free, then chased the worm down for a second taste. The process repeated until Hutmacher pulled the lure out of the water and saw something was balled up. He thought he was about to lose the fish.