Fish of just over three meters fished on the west coast

The gang was fishing in Skagerrak, northwest of Hunnebostrand. On Saturday night, at one o'clock in the morning, Mattias Jonsson began to crack.

– I'm making a moth. It was very heavy. Then I got it bigger than ever before, he told TT.

After an hour of battle came to catch him on the surface.

– I've met a monster, says Mattias Jonsson.

Håkäringen had a circumference of 150 centimeters and weighed between 260 and 285 kilograms. The catch will now be reported to the Sportfiskarna association, which will review and approve the event for the count to be counted.

The previous record for a hawk is 282 cm, writes Bohusläningen.

Since berthing has been documented and measured, he was released into the sea.

– Even though I was the one who went there all the time, it was a team work. I had never succeeded without my two friends, Magnus Durell and Rickard Larsson, on the boat, says Mattias Jonsson, who comes from Kungsbacka.

Håkäring is a large shark. After the flock, the håka is Sweden's biggest fish.