When Cayden Hutmacher caught an American Eel on the end of his fishing line a month ago, he not only captured an elusive species of fish, he also came one step closer to reaching his ultimate goal.

"We've been after that for like five years so that was a pretty insane moment for all of us. We were all shouting, cheering. It's been a long time for that," said Hutmacher.

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