WILMINGTON, North Carolina -- A fisherman man said he initially had no idea what he had hooked when he pulled a massive catfish from North Carolina's Cape Fear River.
Riahn Brewington wasn't even sure he would be able to hoist the 112-pound catfish out of the water.
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Brewington said he spent 30 minutes reeling in the fish. Somehow, the fishing line held.
"He took all of the string out two times, and I thought I was going to lose him," Brewington said. "I didn't realize how big he was until I actually got my hands underneath him."
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At 112 pounds, the catfish is only five pounds away from North Carolina's state record.