Do you remember catching your first ‘big fish’ as a child? Well, imagine how Iwan Morris must have felt when he landed this 53lb 14oz catfish. It was as long as him!
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The 10-year-old was fishing with his dad, Chris, at Todber Manor Fisheries, and hooked the fish on a pellet hookbait.
“The fight started slowly, and I thought he was playing the fish gently at first,” Chris told us.
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“Then the catfish sprang into life, taking line from the tightly-screwed clutch. Twenty minutes later, I got in to help Iwan land it.
“When the scales topped 50lb, he didn’t know what to say! He was even happier when he realised it was bigger than anything I’ve ever caught in the UK!”
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