British fisherman reels in monster lobster

CORNWALL, England, June 10 (UPI) -- A British fisherman thought he had a big catch, but he never expected to reel in a lobster more than 3 feet long.

Garry Matthews, 59, told The Sun he had been struggling to land what he thought to be a huge fish in Falmouth estuary in Cornwall.

"I felt something tugging at the bait and battled with what I thought was a large ray," he said. "This was the last thing I expected to pull up."

The lobster is now at Blue Reef aquarium in Newquay, where staff have named it Hook.

Curator Matt Slater estimated Hook is about 60 years old.

"I've never seen a lobster this big caught on a rod and line," Slater said.