GOLIATH Grouper! - GROUPER - River Monsters

I'm in the US with prized shark angler Mike Palmer, trying to catch a bull shark to see if these lethal fish really are prowling Florida's freshwater rivers, ready to attack. I have something much bigger than I am on the end of my line. There it is, there it is, there it is, there it is, there it is. As I pull it close to shore, it's clear I've hooked a giant. But this is no shark. Fish's beach now, it's got to go in there and grab it. It's a goliath grouper. That is just a massive, a massive grouper. After a 20 minute struggle, it should be worn out, but it appears this beast has only just started. As it thrashes, not only do I have to be wary of the giant hook in its mouth, but also the spikes along its back. Hook's out. That is a beast. The length is 83 inches. About 69 inches. That's just shy of seven feet long and over five and a half feet around. At this kind of size, it's going to weigh over 350 pounds. But they can grow even bigger to over 600 pounds and eight feet long. I could feel it as a heavy fish and it was also taking line against a very heavy drag. But what I was expecting to see when it came in close was a big dorsal of a bull shark. And then these spikes break the surface. Although these are very tough, resilient creatures, it's probably time to put this back. I want to get it into deeper water to release it. But even with Mike watching my back, this monster isn't going anywhere easily. I think I'm needed in water. This fish's belly is still scraping the water. It's feeling anything like as tired as I do. I'll sink into a corner somewhere and just recover for a little while. But priority for me is to get another bait out of those big bull shark out there. And I just felt something slam into it.