From Codzilla to the world’s biggest fish, the oceans are filled with giant sea beasts – and we’ve been taking a look at some of the most infamous and shocking finds from the deep below
The world is full of mysterious animals but none more so than the creatures of the sea.
More often than not, most of those live deep in the depths of the ocean – and the vast majority of them are either utterly gigantic or the stuff of nightmares.
From a giant beast called Codzilla, to a 97st monster you’d make a world record breaking fish and chip supper with, we’ve put together a list of some of the biggest sea beasts ever caught.
It was earlier this month that a bloke caught a fish so big it was given the nickname of Codzilla.
From Western Australia, Kyle Poole had to ask his partner to help him reel in the massive Malabar cod.
After hooking the freakish fish off the coast of Exmouth, in the north of the state, all he could say was “oh my god!”
The “absolute monster” was so strong that it “pulled the boat around” – the pitch of the “oh my god” shouts only get higher and higher as its true size became apparent.
Kyle then added: “Wow, that is the biggest thing I’ve ever caught… absolute monster”.
But is it the biggest on the list?
Find out below.
Fisherman catches 16ft serpent-like mythical fish, sparking earthquake fears
A colossal-sized Oarfish was caught by fishermen off the coast of Chile in 2022, and locals thought it was ‘bad omen’ ahead of an earthquake
No earthquake came . . . but the giant beast has gone down in history.
Perfect for a giant fish and chips
Angler, and fishing expert Paul Stevens caught a huge halibut, weighing in at an astonishing 28½ stone while angling off the coast of Norway in 2022
The kind of catfish you want to catch
Hannah Truscott, 15, specializes in netting catfish and caught her own personal best in 2021- a 96lb 4oz beast
A 100-stone whopper
A group of mates had spent six days fishing off the African coast of the Cape Verdes islands when they landed the second biggest ever catch recorded in the Atlantic, on the morning of May 19, 2022
£2k fish to go with your chips
This giant 134kg monster halibut fish measured 9ft long and was sold for around £2,000 by a fishmonger in Manchester – it was turned into 100 portions and sold to hungry customers in 2020
Jamie Barrett bought, portioned and sold off the 9ft halibut
An epic two-hour battle
Sporting fisherman Steve Kaye caught a jaw-dropping sturgeon with a customer and their family after an epic two-hour battle, and it weighed 750lbs
Three days of hunting
Three friends spent six days hunting for giant fish in Cape Verde, and bagged this whopping Blue Marlin, weighing in at 1,370lbs
Biggest fish caught by a Brit
Paul Stevens caught a 28.5st halibut in 2022, and it was the largest fish ever caught by a Brit
Paul reckoned it was around 90-years-old, and he let it go back to its previously peaceful life soon after
