Massive 122-pound catfish caught in Tennessee breaks state record

Massive 122-pound catfish caught in Tennessee breaks state record

Source: Fox News

7/14/2023

Credit: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

A man from Tennessee broke the blue catfish state record for a second time.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) confirmed that Micka Burkhart, 44, of Big Rock, Tennessee, beat his own record with a catfish that weighed at 122 pounds and three ounces.

Burkhart caught the record-breaking catfish from the Barkley Reservoir in Stewart County, and it measured 57.5 inches in length and 42.5 inches in girth, according to a press release issued on Thursday, July 13.

Barkley Reservoir

Catfish, Blue

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