OFF THE SCALES: Angler Pulls 28-Stone Fish Nearly As Tall As Him From Sea

Marcelo Lopes Rodrigues, 33,  poses with a 180 kilogrames fish, on Sunday, June 25, 2023. It took 50 minutes to remove the grouper from the water.  Note: Private photo.  (Marcelo Lopes Rodrigues/Newsflash) Marcelo Lopes Rodrigues, 33, poses with a 180 kilogrames fish, on Sunday, June 25, 2023. It took 50 minutes to remove the grouper from the water. Note: Private photo. (Marcelo Lopes Rodrigues/Newsflash)
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29 June 2023
An angler was stunned when he pulled a 28-stone, 5' 7" fish from the sea after a 50-minute struggle. Marcelo Lopes Rodrigues and a friend were fishing in the sea 40 nautical miles off Ilhabela, Brazil, on 25th June when he noticed something pulling on his line and began trying to reel it in...