what is the largest fish caught with rod & reel?
The second biggest fish ever caught on a rod and reel. Before Mundus & Braddickâs huge Great White catch, the previous record for the biggest fish ever caught on a rod and reel happened on April 21, 1959. Thatâs when Alfred Dean caught a 2,664-pound great white shark off the coast of south Australia. Amazingly, it only took Dean 50 minutes to reel in this monster.