He Pulled in a 112-Pound Monster

A man from New Hanover County, North Carolina, decided to go fishing last week and landed himself what could be described as a monster.

Riahn Brewington and a buddy braved chilly weather the day before Thanksgiving and headed out to their favorite spot for a little fishing. They never dreamed what they were in for when Brewington hooked a 112-pound catfish, reports WWAY.

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Brewington told WTVR he spent 30 minutes battling the catfish before he eventually brought him onto dry ground.

"He took all of the string out two times, and I thought I was going to lose him," Brewington said of the battle. 

Even more amazing, Brewington caught the catfish using only a small rod and reel rigged with only 10-pound test line.

He noted that this is the biggest fish he's landed. 

“In the water, it felt like it was pretty big, but like I said being that big I thought it would have already snapped the line, but I didn’t realize how big he was until I actually got my hands underneath him,” Brewington said.

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While huge, the bottom-dweller still did not break the state record, which is 117 pounds. 

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Brewington posted several snapshots of the blue catfish on his Facebook page. 

Brewington declined to give the location of the spot where he nabbed the beast for obvious reasons, but he did say he caught and released the catfish in the northeast part of the Cape Fear River.

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