A large red drum, known as the 'legendary deep-sea fish,' was caught by fishing in the waters off Jeju.
According to the fishing industry on the 18th, Captain B of Fishing Company A in Jeju caught the large red drum while fishing for sea bream on the 16th.
At the time, the auction house measured the drum at a length of 183㎝ and a weight of 140㎏.
This drum was caught in the waters between Udo and Hae-gwon-ri in Gujwa-eup, Jeju.
Captain B and his companions were fishing for sea bream using live shrimp on a number 12 fishing line when the drum got caught.
Captain B and others reported that it took them a full hour just to pull the 140㎏ drum to the surface. It was not a size that could be caught with a landing net, so they managed to pull it aboard the boat using a hook. Other nearby fishing boats also came to assist.
At that time, among the anglers, there was talk that the sea bream initially took their bait, and then the drum bit the sea bream.
The drum caught this time is the largest recorded in South Korea's official records.
According to the 'Largest Fish Evaluation' conducted by the Korea Fishing Association and marine experts, the largest officially certified red drum in South Korea was captured on February 22, 2016, in Yeoseodo, Jeollanam-do, measuring 175㎝ in length and weighing 120㎏. Since the evaluation takes place at the end of each year, it is expected that the record will be broken if this drum is submitted to the association.
The caught drum was reportedly sold to merchants in other regions through auction.
Drums are known as legendary deep-sea fish, living in deep reef areas at depths of 400-500m, growing up to 2m in length.