Giant catfish caught in Tennessee may be a record
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STEWART COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A fisherman may have set a new record for the largest catfish caught in Tennessee.
According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Micka Burkhart caught a blue catfish around noon Wednesday on the Cumberland River in Stewart County.
The fish weighed in at 122.3 pounds, measured 57.5 inches long with a 42.25-inch girth, according to the TWRA. Burkhart reportedly caught the beast using a white bass head for bait with a 40-pound test line.
The 122.3 pound blue cat could be a new Tennessee record pending verification and certification.
Burkhart is no stranger to reeling in a big one. Last year, he caught the state record of an 118-pound blue catfish.
Burkhart successfully released this pending record back into the Cumberland River.
