16-Year-Old Catches 1,058-Pound Marlin off Coast of Hawaii

A teenager's trip to visit his grandfather turned out to be anything but ordinary.

UPI's Ben Hooper has the incredible story of 16-year-old Kai Rizzuto's unforgettable fishing trip.

Rizzuto, who lives in New York, recently went to visit his grandfather in Hawaii. While there, he spent some time fishing.

It was time well spent.

Off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, Rizzuto caught a marlin that would make any veteran fisherman jealous. The marlin weighed in at 1,058 pounds, and according to NBC News, it measured more than 11 feet long.

Something that big is going to take some time and effort to land, of course. It took approximately 30 minutes to haul in the massive fish.

For those who may be wondering, this fish was by far the largest that Rizzuto had ever caught. Via Hooper, the teen said his previous best weighed in at 55 pounds. This marlin is just a tad bigger.

Crazily, Rizzuto's catch was about 300 pounds shy of the world record. That does not, however, make this catch any less impressive.

[Farish Media via CNN]