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North Carolina Man Hooks Massive 112-Pound Catfish While Fishing
CBS News ^ | December 2, 2016 | JENNIFER EARL

Posted on 12/02/2016 8:47:10 PM PST by nickcarraway

It was hook, line and sinker — literally — for a man who went out fishing over Thanksgiving.

Equipped with only a small rod, Wilmington, North Carolina, resident Riahn Brewington struggled as he tried to pull out a fish from Cape Fear River last week.

He caught a catfish, but not just any catfish: a giant catfish that weighed more than 112 pounds.

The bloated fish was bigger than the top half of Brewington’s body.

Brewington couldn’t believe his eyes, and neither could his friends when the fisherman posted his prized catch on Facebook.

“Holy Catfish!!!” one Facebook user exclaimed.

“Is this real life??” another asked.

The North Carolina man assured them that the fish was all too real. It was obvious to many that the fish was a clear candidate for a state record holder, but unfortunately the fish fell a few pounds short.

According to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the record holder for biggest catfish is a blue catfish, weighing in at 117 pounds, 8 ounces, caught on June 11.

But Brewington doesn’t consider the catch a loss. He released the massive creature in hopes of catching a bigger version of him again someday.

“This was huge and Riahn Brewington released him to fight again,” said friend and fellow fisherman Dean Hall, who witnessed Brewington’s epic catch in person.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: catfish; fish; northcarolina
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1 posted on 12/02/2016 8:47:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

While fishing?

That is definitely one of the best times to hook a 100+ lb catfish.


2 posted on 12/02/2016 8:49:07 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: nickcarraway

How did he get it out of the water? Just grabbed it?


3 posted on 12/02/2016 8:51:14 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: nickcarraway

Dang. That’s a lake monster for sure.


4 posted on 12/02/2016 8:51:24 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

I was hoping he shook it off the line and got back to fishing.


5 posted on 12/02/2016 8:51:38 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

That jacket’s gonna smell purty.


6 posted on 12/02/2016 8:52:11 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

“while fishing...”

That’s better than hunting for a 112 catfish in the woods.


7 posted on 12/02/2016 8:52:46 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: nickcarraway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGA3t1CNqM

“Holy Catfish!”


8 posted on 12/02/2016 8:53:23 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: nickcarraway

“Great. Congratulations. Now just drop me back in the channel before you get a hernia!”


9 posted on 12/02/2016 8:54:13 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: TigersEye

what the hell was he using for line, 1/4” aircraft cable?


10 posted on 12/02/2016 8:54:55 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: nickcarraway

So that thing hatched in what....1933?


11 posted on 12/02/2016 8:55:15 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: bigbob

It’s all in the way you play the line. ;-)


12 posted on 12/02/2016 8:56:39 PM PST by TigersEye (Congratulations, President Donald J. Trump! - Let's MAGA!!!)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

“While fishing?

That is definitely one of the best times to hook a 100+ lb catfish.”

No kidding. I hate it when I hook a 100+lb catfish while performing ocular neurosurgery.


13 posted on 12/02/2016 8:57:04 PM PST by CrazyIvan (Fidel and Che are together again, and it ain't on a t-shirt.)
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To: ameribbean expat

“But Honey! It was from the catfish I caught!”

“Oh, yeah??? Where is it?!?”


14 posted on 12/02/2016 8:57:57 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: nickcarraway

Catch & Release. I think he could have kept it had he chose to.


15 posted on 12/02/2016 8:58:29 PM PST by lee martell
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To: nickcarraway

Love to fish, but not into huggin’ ‘em.


16 posted on 12/02/2016 8:59:25 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: nickcarraway

Take the picture and throw that muddy tasting monster back.


17 posted on 12/02/2016 9:00:38 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: nickcarraway

Pretty common in N.C. actually. I hooked a catfish that bent a 00 bass hook straight one night.

At the base of some of the earth dams in Lake James they get 6’ to 7’ long.


18 posted on 12/02/2016 9:01:00 PM PST by StormPrepper
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To: nickcarraway

Black Friday in Minnesota.

http://kstp.com/news/marshall-hopp-lake-mille-lacs-muskie/4327664/


19 posted on 12/02/2016 9:01:12 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: lee martell

[I think he could have kept it had he chose to.]

That would be a chore to fillet a fish that size.


20 posted on 12/02/2016 9:01:42 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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