a man in Mississippi he caught a huge catfish with his rod with which he set a new record in the state.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fish and Parks said Eugene Cronleyof Brandon, caught the 131-pound (59.4-kilogram) fish on April 7 in the Mississippi River near Natchez.
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“I have been fishing for catfish all my life and never dreamed of anything like this”said Cronley to the Clarion Ledger newspaper.
He claimed to have used a rod and reel and a herring as bait.
The department said the catfish from Cronley it surpassed the previous one caught in the same way, a 43.1-kilogram (95-pound) one, in 2009. It also surpassed the 45.8-kilogram (101-pound) blue catfish caught by a two-person team in 1997. Both fish were also trapped in the Mississippi River near Natchez.
The world record for a blue catfish caught was broken in 2011 by a massive 143-pound (64.9-kilogram) specimen pulled from the lake Virginiaaccording to the International Sport Fishing Association.
Cronley he said his fish was 1.40 meters long (56.6 inches) and had a girth of 1.04 meters (41 inches) at its widest.
“It’s a monster”said Cronley.
