US EditionNew Hampshire teen hooks potential record-setting halibut
Jackson, 13, submitted a 174-pound halibut caught off New Hampshire’s seacoast to the International Game Fish Association for junior record consideration.
- Jackson Denio, a 13-year-old from Hampton, New Hampshire, reeled in a 177-pound Atlantic halibut on Monday about 100 miles off Cashes Ledge.
- On Sunday, Denio joined an overnight charter with about 30 others on Al Gauron's Deep Sea Fishing and Whale Watching, hoping for a big fish but never expecting a certified 174-pound halibut.
- Denio battled the fish for about 30 minutes, and `It was very exciting`, Jackson said, while crew members screamed and Walsh praised Denio's composure.
- They filed weigh-in data, photos and gear information with the International Game Fish Association, applying for the junior record for Atlantic halibut and a line-class application after catching a 177-pound fish.
- Local attention has focused on the Hampton teen's haul as Jackson Denio shows off the catch at Pease and expresses eagerness to fish again and beat the record.
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New Hampshire teen reels in 177-pound halibut, could set record
A 13-year-old New Hampshire boy hauled in the catch of a lifetime this week — a massive 177-pound Atlantic halibut that outweighed him and could set a new junior world record.Jackson Denio, who stands 5-foot-9 and weighs 120 pounds, set out on an overnight deep-sea fishing trip with about 30 other people off Cashes Ledge, a fishing ground off the New England Coast. He caught the fish on Monday morning."I think I screamed, honestly," Denio told T…
Young Man and the Sea: Teen Fishing Off New England Coast Catches Huge Halibut Bigger Than Him
HAMPTON, N.H.—A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more than him and could be a world record. Jackson Denio, a 13-year-old from Hampton, New Hampshire, was fishing about 100 miles off the New England Coast on Cashes Ledge Monday morning when he caught the fish. “I think I screamed, honestly,” said Denio, who weighs around 120 pounds and is 5-foot-9-inc…
A 13-year-old boy caught an 80-kilogram halibut. He fought with the fish for about 30 minutes until he could pull it on board.
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