THE DAILY WIRE · SOUTH CAROLINA, USA · 2026-11-05
Two And A Half Hours Later: One Hunter, One Monster, No Press Release On Species
A South Carolina hunter is describing what he calls an 'unbelievable' two-and-a-half-hour fight that ended with, in his own words, a monster in the boat, according to local reports. Webster notes the word 'monster' is doing considerable heavy lifting in that sentence, as the original account does not specify exactly what species was involved.
The report describes a prolonged struggle on the water before the catch was finally hauled aboard, with the hunter characterizing the entire ordeal as unbelievable. Beyond the duration and outcome, few further details were provided, leaving this correspondent to assume it did not go quietly.
Webster, a veteran of exaggerated fish tales himself, notes that every account like this grows roughly ten percent larger with each retelling, and this one apparently started large already. He awaits a full necropsy report with mild professional interest.
For a dockside perspective, Webster consulted Ottie, a river otter who claims personal acquaintance with most of the waterway's larger residents. Ottie's account of the incident differs substantially from the hunter's.
The catch was reportedly released or retained depending on which outlet you believe, a detail Webster considers almost as mysterious as the fight itself.
“Oh I watched the whole thing from the bank, that was no monster, that's just Gerald, he's lived under that dock for six years. Humans always forget fish fight harder in warm water — that's just physics, not sorcery.” — Ottie, riverbank otter
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