By RNZ
Whakatāne teenager Wyatt Johnston says it was tiring but fun to catch a potentially record-breaking fish while nursing a broken collarbone.
Johnston, 15, is on track to break the record for a New Zealand junior on a 37 line class after catching a black marlin weighing more than 360kg yesterday.
The feat is made more remarkable by the fact that he had fallen off a motorbike and broken his collarbone two days before.
He said he could not use his left arm, but relied on the strength in his legs to help land the fish. It took more than two hours from hooking to landing.