New Hampshire teen catches giant halibut outweighing him by nearly 60lbs

Jackson Denio, 13, caught the 177lb monster fish off the coast of New England and could be awarded a world record

A young teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week in New England hauled in a 177lb (80kg) Atlantic halibut, a fish bigger and heavier than he is, and one that could be a world record.

Jackson Denio, a 13-year-old from Hampton, New Hampshire, was fishing about 100 miles (160km) off the New England coast on Cashes Ledge, a spot known for its underwater peaks and biodiversity in the Gulf of Maine, on Monday morning.