The possible new world record Blue Catfish in Missouri is 130 pounds!! Beating the old state record by 27 pounds, the fish was 57 inches long and 45 inches around. Greg Bernal said he fought the mammoth cat for 30 minutes before landing it and another 30 minutes just fighting to get it in the boat (not a bad problem to have) with the help of his girlfriend.
No big dinner planned here though, Bernal says he will mount it on the wall. The big blue is waiting for confirmation by the International Game Fish Association, but if approved it will beat the world record by a nice 6 pounds. While Bernal is waiting for the results of the world record status, he still fishes. He said he knows that there are bigger ones in there and he should know because next to his new mount on the wall is his old biggest catch at about 74 pounds!
It is reported that Bernal caught this monster on 40 lb monofilament line. If the record holds it will break 3 major fishing records:
IGFA (International Game and Fish Association)- All tackle world record,
IGFA- Line Class world record, and of course the Missouri State record. Please keep in mind that there are other larger catfish in the record books, but not of the same 'Blue Cat' species.
In comparison, the Colorado State Record catfish was caught this year at Aurora Reservoir by Mike Stone was only 35 pounds- but wouldn't you rather be catching fish in Colorado?
No big dinner planned here though, Bernal says he will mount it on the wall. The big blue is waiting for confirmation by the International Game Fish Association, but if approved it will beat the world record by a nice 6 pounds. While Bernal is waiting for the results of the world record status, he still fishes. He said he knows that there are bigger ones in there and he should know because next to his new mount on the wall is his old biggest catch at about 74 pounds!
It is reported that Bernal caught this monster on 40 lb monofilament line. If the record holds it will break 3 major fishing records:
IGFA (International Game and Fish Association)- All tackle world record,
IGFA- Line Class world record, and of course the Missouri State record. Please keep in mind that there are other larger catfish in the record books, but not of the same 'Blue Cat' species.
In comparison, the Colorado State Record catfish was caught this year at Aurora Reservoir by Mike Stone was only 35 pounds- but wouldn't you rather be catching fish in Colorado?
