Angler caught 15 kg bass

Quang Nam Anh Mai Quang Truong, Tam Anh Bac commune, Nui Thanh district caught a bass over one meter long, 15 kg in Truong Giang river.

On the evening of September 9, Mr. Truong, 36 years old, and two friends brought many fishing rods and fresh bait including small fish and shrimp to fish on the Truong Giang River, Tam Hoa Commune, Nui Thanh District.

The 15 kg sea bass that Mr. Truong caught. Photo: — Anglers show off the 15 kg sea bass they caught. Photo: *Quynh Nguyen*

Three people were on a local oyster farm on the river, fishing, each rod had a bell attached to it. At about 5am on September 10th, Mr. Truong noticed one of the rods shaking, the bell was ringing loudly.

He ran to grab the fishing rod and pulled hard, the fish struggled far out, sometimes jumping out of the water. It took Mr. Truong 20 minutes to pull it to shore. The fish was more than a meter long, and its widest part was more than 30 centimeters. Many people asked to buy it, but he did not sell it, so he brought it home to share with relatives and friends.

This angler has been fishing for more than 5 years and has caught many sea bass, but the biggest one weighed about 5kg. "This is the first time I've caught such a big sea bass," said Mr. Truong.

Sea bass live in both saltwater and fresh water, appearing in many places around the world . In Vietnam, sea bass, also known as barramundi, is popular in the market. The fish is usually 30-50 cm long but there are also fish up to 1.8 m long. The price of large sea bass is 120,000 VND/kg.

Son Thuy

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