[With the way he is gripping the pole with white knuckles and an occasional strain back with both arms, he's capable of arm-wrestling with a surprising amount of force - but his smaller stature is the main problem in a contest of brute force.]

I pulled it about as to shore as I could, but then it became a group effort. It's too big to handle being out of the water for too long, water really takes a lot of weight off.

[Grunting his words, giving a last heave-ho and reeling as much as he can through several clicks, the bubbles grow larger to show just how close it is to the surface - before what is definitely a crocodilian snout comes snapping through the surface of the water. Fumbling a couple of steps back at finally getting his catch to come through, Noct lets out a startled sound before yanking, stepping back and moving his pole to his left hand.]