Restaurant owner shows off massive 294-pound halibut: 'King of the sea'
He estimates that it must have been between 60-80 years old
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Never pass up an opportunity to get a big fish.
A restaurant owner in England recently showed off a massive fish he purchased. According to him, this animal is the biggest one of its kind he’s ever seen.
Jamie Barrett showed off a massive halibut weighing more than 294 pounds that he recently took delivery of, Southwest News Service (SWNS) reports (SWNS)
Jamie Barrett showed off a massive halibut weighing more than 294 pounds that he recently had delivered, Southwest News Service (SWNS) reports. According to him, this is the fish of a lifetime.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“It's a monster, a proper specimen,” he told SWNS. “It's just over 294 pounds gutted and probably just over 322 with guts in. It's a fair size beast, it's an absolute specimen. It's the biggest I've ever seen in my life and I've been doing it since I was 12.”
The massive fish was reportedly caught in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"It's a good 60-80 years old to have grown that size,” he estimated. “And for a fish that old to be caught takes some doing as they're clever animals, they'll know how to avoid capture to live that long. To catch one that big also takes a huge net, so I'm glad to have it.”
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He continued, “As soon as I saw it, I wanted it, just for the rarity of it. They are the king of the sea, they are the most sought after fish in British waters.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He’s already begun the process of cutting the fish up and selling it in his restaurant.
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“The head alone weighs around 70 pounds, customers have loved it,” he said. “I've been here for 11 years, I just wanted to give my customers a treat, it's not every day they'll be able to see and eat something that big.”