Teenager lands 200lb catfish...

Schoolboy, 13, lands giant catfish weighing 200lbs on half-term trip

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 10:07 AM on 3rd November 2010

A 13-year old schoolboy caught a fish twice his size on his half-term holiday.

The giant catfish weighing in at 201lbs fought so hard that a tour guide had to hold onto Jake North in case it pulled him into the river.

But after a 25 minute tussle the monster of the deep was landed by seven stone Jake.

His proud father, builder Russell North, 40, said: 'It is very rare for someone of Jake's age to catch a catfish weighing more than 200lbs. Some fisherman have been trying to catch one that size for years.'  

Quite a whopper: Jake North, 13, with his 201lb catfish

Jake, whose biggest catch before the catfish was a carp weighing 21lbs, said: 'At one time I didn't think I would be able to pull it in because my hands were aching. I felt a bit tired afterwards.'  

Mr North had taken Jake and his other son Kieran, 15, to the River Ebro near Mequinenza, Spain, during half-term.

Their stout rods were baited with golf-ball sized halibut pellets and line and weights were taken around 100 metres out into the river before being dropped from a boat.

Then a rattle alarm on Jake's rod signalled that the monster catfish had taken the bait.

Mr North, of Hemel Hempstead, Hert, added: 'The guide had to put his arms around Jake's waist in case he was pulled in but it all went very well,'  

During the holiday, Mr North also netted a 205 lbs albino catfish and son Kieran a 189 lbs catfish.

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