With satellite camps and the graduate transfer rule set to take center stage at the SEC spring meetings this year, Nick Saban wanted to talk about fishing when he took the podium.

According to AL.com, Saban's opening remarks at the Southeastern Conference's spring meetings in Destin, Fla. were the story of a fishing trip he took. He said his group caught five in an hour and one he reeled in was six feet long and weighed about 180 pounds.

For reference, that is roughly the size of several defensive backs and wide receivers on Saban's Crimson Tide roster. If true, Saban's catch was even bigger than he was.

Naturally, the Photoshop-savvy had some fun.

Nick Saban caught a fish bigger than himself https://t.co/qVR4VWnxOK  So here are photoshops pic.twitter.com/HbSLz2MBwA

— SB✯Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) May 26, 2015

Andy Staples, of Sports Illustrated, live-tweeted Saban's address, and jokingly treated the anecdote as "BREAKING" news. Staples also noted Saban said he caught it by not giving up.

BREAKING: Nick Saban caught a 180-pound tarpon last night. — Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) May 26, 2015

Saban on the fish: "I hung in there. It's called mental toughness."

— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) May 26, 2015

Judging by the bruise on Saban's arm, the tarpon was not well versed in The Process. https://t.co/fOdDYNDeYp — Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) May 26, 2015

"It's called mental toughness," Saban said.

SB Nation noted the catch would not have been a record in either Destin or Tuscaloosa, but was "an impressive haul" regardless.

The coach at one of the most prominent football teams in the SEC and in all of college football, Saban later addressed hot-button issues expected to be heavily discussed in Destin. He called "cost of attendance" one of the most important issues he would like to address this week and also commented on graduate transfers and satellite camps.

Coaches in other conferences are allowed to "guest coach" at football camps anywhere in the country, but SEC coaches cannot do the same. Saban called this "a disadvantage."

The Crimson Tide were also among a number of SEC teams reportedly interested in adding former Notre Dame QB Everett Golson via the NCAA's graduate transfer rule. However, the SEC has strict rules for graduate transfers that likely put up a roadblock for Golson to transfer there.

Saban said he thinks the Power 5 conferences should all have the same rules, AL.com reported.