Posted on 10/22/2020 8:20:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
A Florida fisherman has shattered a Georgia record with his enormous catfish catch over the weekend. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says that Havana, Florida resident Tim Trone is the new state record holder for biggest blue catfish after a tournament on Oct. 17. Trone's catch weighed 110 pounds...
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A Florida fisherman has shattered a Georgia record with his enormous catfish catch over the weekend.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says that Havana, Florida resident Tim Trone is the new state record holder for biggest blue catfish after a tournament on Oct. 17.
Trone's catch weighed 110 pounds and 6 ounces - which beat the previous record by over 17 pounds, officials said.
The fish measured out at nearly 5 feet long (58 inches) with a 42-inch girth.
“Georgia has such great fishing opportunities, and we love to hear about this kind of exciting news,” says Thom Litts, Chief of Fisheries for the Wildlife Resources Division. “This is our first state record since last April, and I hope it encourages all anglers to get outdoors and Go Fish Georgia!”
Blue catfish is one of the numbers of catfish types found in the state, though most never get to the heft 100-plus weight of Trone's catch.
If you want a tip on how to catch the delicious fish. They like fast water in large rivers, reservoirs, and tributaries. Trone used cut bream as his bait.
thats awesome....
whole lotta kitty kat
Where’s the cornmeal and hot oil?
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Cut bream as bait, 3/16” aircraft cable as line...
“Where’s the cornmeal and hot oil?”
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Is a catfish that large still tasty?
I enjoy fried catfish. It would make a great fish-fry!
Wow!
That thing almost looks like a shark, it’s so big.
I’ve got a friend who is a fish farmer. She said that once a catfish gets over 3 or 4 pounds it’s only good for breeding. The bigger ones taste muddy.
But I’m sure they’d be better soaked in buttermilk before breading and frying!
Not as good as the one and two pounders.
To me, the Opelousa catfish is the best tasting.
We’re gonna need a bigger frying pan, Jim.
What test fishing line did this guy use? Or did he put a hook on a steel cable.
Oh my.
I’m guessing if he was noodling for it he would have been swallowed whole.
Mostly it depends on what it's been eating recently.
For channel catfish when I was a KY teen, we used to net shad under a light at night.
Then leave them in a water-filled bucket on a barn roof for a couple days.
To fish, we would thread them whole on a night crawler rig.
We often caught 5-10 fish a night. All in the 3-10 pound range. Some way more.
Even better when he’s catch out of red river below the mouth black river
You forgot the hushpuppies.
Good to know, thanks.
Yep, the more the bait stinks, the more catfish you catch.
We would sometimes buy congealed blood from the abattoir for bait.
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