Fight was on for angler who reeled in record-breaking monster fish in Montana

Fight was on for angler who reeled in record-breaking monster fish in Montana

By Helena Wegner

Source: modbee

8/16/2024

Credit: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

A man was fishing with his wife and friends on a Montana lake when one bite turned into a record-breaking catch of a “monster fish,” officials and news outlets reported.

Jim Fauth was on Fort Peck Lake on Aug. 9, the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said in a Facebook post.

He put his 15-year-old Walmart rod to work, which still had the original line, when he saw some movement, Outdoor Life reported.

Fort Peck Lake

Salmon, Chinook

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