Dave Wood-Brignall has been thrust into the national new headlines after landing what looks set to be the new shore caught halibut world record. The Kent angler was fishing at the Norwegian town of Bodo, a mark famed for giving the opportunity of hooking big halibut within casting range, when the 153lb 8oz flatfish, as […]
Kent angler hits headlines with potential new shore-caught halibut world record weighing 153lb 8oz
Brit sets new halibut line class world record with 341lb giant
British angler Colin Searles caught this enormous 155 kg (341 lb 11 oz) Atlantic halibut on April 26th while fishing out of Laukvik, Norway. Searles battled the massive halibut for nearly an hour after the fish hit the pirk jig he was working from aboard the ‘No Problem II’, captained by Nigel Hearn. If approved, […]
