A man reeled in a monster catfish at a lake in Chachoengsao, Thailand, that measured 210 centimeters long and weighed 170 kilograms.

In the video, angler Waris Charoenpakdeethai can be seen landing the catfish, which was nicknamed Muhammad Ali, before placing it a super-sized net.

People took turns taking photos with the beast until they released it back into the lake.

“People had talked about a large fish in this lake, but it had never been caught, so I never believed the rumors,” Charoenpakdeethai said.

“That day there was a bite and I knew straight away it was something strong,” Charoenpakdeethai said. “It took all of my strength and skill to get the fish in. We named him Muhammad Ali because he was like a heavyweight boxer.”

“This is the biggest fish I've ever caught. I've never seen one as big and I haven't caught anything like this since.”

“I tell the story all of the time. It's a catch I will never forget.”

The footage was filmed on October 27, 2017.

These lads were stunned when they were on a fishing trip and reeled in a TWO METRE long catfish weighing 70KG.

The group wrestled with the beast for seven minutes before it was reeled in at dusk on October 27 last year at a fishing lake in Chachoengsao, Thailand.

Angler Waris Charoenpakdeethai landed the catfish - nicknamed ''Mohammed Ali'' after heavyweight boxer - before climbing into a super-size net where it was measured.

The fish was 210cm long and weighed 70kg.

The lads took turns to pose for pictures with the catfish before it was released back into the pond in the Bang Nam Priao district of the rural Thai province.

Waris said: ''People had talked about a large fish in this lake. But it had never been caught, so I never believed the rumours.

''That day there was a bite and I knew straight away it was something strong. It took all of my strength and skill to get the fish in. We named him Mohammed Ali because he was like a heavy weight boxer.

''This is the biggest fish I've ever caught. I've never seen one as big and I haven't caught anything like this since.

''I tell the story all of the time. It's a catch I will never forget.''