[with the size of the boat it's probably better that he doesn't try to stand up, right? Braced on his knees, he fights the fish with all his might - he's not going to lose this one, not if he can help it!
When it gets within a certain distance of the boat, though, it stops struggling and he manages to reel it in. It isn't quite as big as him, but that's a good-sized fish. Looks like a generic freshwater fish, a pike or something.]
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When it gets within a certain distance of the boat, though, it stops struggling and he manages to reel it in. It isn't quite as big as him, but that's a good-sized fish. Looks like a generic freshwater fish, a pike or something.]
Now that's more like it!