A MONSTER EEL
Probably one of the largest eels ever caught in New Zealand waters is a 34i-pounder landed by two young men. Leo Care, of Cambridge, and Pat Smith, who while fishing from a dinghy in the Hatea stream, noticed a black form swimming in clear water. A flatfish spear made of two shai'k hooks straightened, out was at once used with effect, the sharp point penetrating the monster deeply just behind the ear. The tide was high for a- time, and the battle with the slippery fish continued from 10.45 a.m. until 2 p.m., when, after escaping many times, the eel was finally landed on the spear. ■From the tip of its tail to its mouth, set with rasp-like teeth, the eel measured exactly six feet in length, and it was 18 inches round the girth. When opened it was found to have an empty stomach, but was immensely fat. It had a liver as large as a bullock’s. Recently au eel caught at Inglewood weighing 31£lb. was considered to have been a record.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3908, 16 February 1929, Page 3
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176A MONSTER EEL Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3908, 16 February 1929, Page 3
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