Updated December 14, 2018

A man landed a massive catch off Point Mallard in Decatur on Wednesday.

Theodore Pride knew he had a big catch when the fish took the bait.

“When I snatched, it snatched back,” said Pride. The catfish took 45 minutes to reel in to the bank. Two men helped him get the fish on shore.

The fish, which appears to be a Blue Catfish, weighed in at 98 pounds and 3 ounces.

The catch is shy of the Alabama state record of a 120 pound fish that was caught in 2012 at Holt Reservoir near Tuscaloosa.

Pride didn’t seem too concerned with records. When asked what he plans to do with the fish, he said “I’m going to clean it and feed it to my neighbors!"