The monster eel caught
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05/18/2015
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Massive 7-Foot-Long Eel Caught in UK Almost Breaks Record -
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A silvery-gray conger eel had already gone limp by the time fishermen found it on their trawler, but its shocking length of 7 feet (2.1 meters) still caught them off guard, according to the British company that found the huge eel. -
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Fishermen mistakenly snagged the blue-eyed eel yesterday (May 14) off the southwestern coast of the United Kingdom -
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At the time, they were trawling the area (i.e., dragging nets to catch fish) on an inshore trawler named Hope. The conger eel got stuck in the nets, and was already dead by the time the fishermen hauled it aboard, according to the company, Plymouth Fisheries. -
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"I was stunned because it was so huge," -
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Before it was gutted, the eel likely weighed between 155 and 160 lbs. (70 kg to 73 kg), Plymouth Fisheries said.
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