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Brandon man rolls in monster blue catfish, breaking previous record
JACKSON, ma’am. (WLBT) – “It really is a fish of life.”
That’s how Eugene Cronley of Brandon, Mississippi describes the 131-pound blue catfish he caught from the Mississippi River near Natchez on April 7.
According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Department of Fisheries, the catfish broke the previous rod and reel record of 95 pounds and was larger than the 101-pound trophy record.
Both of those fish were also caught from the Mississippi River near Natchez.
Diligently caught the record fish with a fishing rod and reeled it in using striped herring as bait.
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