beluga is the biggest fish ever caught with a rod and reel.
biggest fish ever caught with a rod and reel?
beluga
mundus started what he called "monster fishing" with boats leaving the port at lake montauk. mundus with his colorful character became immediately popular. he further helped his reputation by catching a 4,500 pound great white shark by harpoon (the weight was estimated without the shark having been weighed). in 1986 he and donnie braddick caught a 3,427-pound great white about 28 miles off montauk, and only 18 miles from block island, which still holds the record, not only for the largest shark, but for the largest fish of any kind ever caught by rod and reel. the capture of the shark was controversial at the time, with some saying the shark was feeding on a whale when caught (which would have negated the so-called "official record"). the international game fishing association ruled that the catch was legitimate based on photographs.
frank mundus
the tywi has the distinction of having accidentally produced by far the biggest fish ever taken on rod and line in fresh water in britain. this was a sturgeon ("acipwienser sturio") weighing 388 lb (176 kg) and in length which was caught in the river near nantgaredig by alec allen on 28 july 1932.









































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the tywi has a thriving population of otters ("lutra lutra"), as well as many commoner mammal species. grey seals are common in the lower reaches and sometimes penetrate several miles up river in pursuit of sea trout and salmon.









































section::::bird life.
river tywi