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'Monster' catfish named Scar reeled in by amateur fisherman may break a U.K. record

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It took nearly an hour and four people to get the 143-pound catfish out of the lake: 'My wrist is still hurting from reeling.'

Darren Reitz usually goes fishing for some 'peace and quiet' – then he caught what he could only describe as a 'monster.' It was a fish so big, it may have broken a U.K. record. The 34-year-old East London man, a self-described amateur fisherman, was enjoying a day on a lake in Maldon, Essex, when he came across the aquatic beast. Reitz told CBS News partner BBC that he was at Chigborough Farm and Fisheries with friends when he suddenly felt a bite on his fishing line.

' But they didn't – and everyone was shocked when they finally saw just how large the fish was. 'It was a monster,' Reitz said of the catfish, which weighed in at an astounding 143 pounds. The potentially record-holding fish was nicknamed Scar and was released back into the water. A catfish of that size isn't common in the U.K., and it's believed this one could be the largest fish ever caught by rod in freshwater in the U.K.

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