Monster 230kg arapaima caught in Thailand

IT TOOK two hours to reel in this monster of a fish. And the fisherman needed help from three other blokes to finish the job.

If this can’t break the world record, I would love to see the fish that does. Picture: PalmTreeLagoonFishery/BNPS

THOSE who dream of catching a gigantic fish would be best to look away now or risk being green with envy.

While casting his rod off the banks of the Palm Tree Lagoon Fishing Park in Thailand, Johnny Airaksinen hooked a massive arapaima.

The lucky angler had to fight for two-hours in order to reel in the 230 kilogram monster.

Once he got the fish close enough to the land, he had to enlist the help of three other men to lift it out of the water.

Despite falling short of a new world record for the biggest arapaima caught with a rod and line, the catch is impressive nonetheless.

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The men getting tactical with the fish. Picture: PalmTreeLagoonFishery/BNPS

This would be both terrifying and exciting. Picture: PalmTreeLagoonFishery/BNPS

The man second from the left says it all. Picture: PalmTreeLagoonFishery/BNPS