Colo. man gets 337-pounder in Alaska halibut derby

[June 16, 2010]  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A Colorado man fishing in the waters of south-central Alaska has hauled in a 337-pound halibut -- easily the biggest catch in the region this season.

The Anchorage Daily News reports that Aaron Buscher of Conifer, Colo., caught the 7-foot, 4-inch halibut late Monday morning in Resurrection Bay while competing in a fishing derby.

It took him 45 minutes to haul the big fish to dock in Seward. He had been fishing south of Alaska's Montague Island.

Buscher used 50-pound test braided line and a Penn Torque 10 reel mounted to a 7-foot Penn Torque rod.

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Information from: Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com/

[Associated Press]

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