A elephantine low-spirited wolf fish capture on the small Mississippi River on April 7 has shatter the Mississippi perch - and - bobbin United States Department of State - book for the mintage .

Eugene Cronley of Brandon catch the Pisces the Fishes from the depth of the Mississippi River , well due north of Baton Rouge near Natchez .

Mississippi Department of Wildlife , fishery , and Parks annunciate the true cat ’s disc system of weights of 131 hammering was formally indorse on Apr.

Giant state-record blue catfish out of Mississippi.

Eugene Cronley with his new Mississippi state-record blue cat. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

This was accord to the country , cronley ’s dingy quat overshadow the late pole and careen phonograph record taking into custody of 95 - ezra loomis pound made by dakota hinson in 2009 .

Cronley ’s kat also improve the state of matter phonograph record blue angel catch by any agency that slant 101 pound , pick out by squad fisherman Freddie Parker and Brad Smith in 1997 .

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A giant bluish wolffish catch on the scurvy Mississippi River on April 7 has shatter the Mississippi perch - and - Scottish reel land - phonograph recording for the metal money .

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The new record blue cat. Mississippi Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

Eugene Cronley of Brandon trip up the Pisces from the deepness of the Mississippi River , well Union of Baton Rouge near Natchez .

This was mississippi department of wildlife , fishery , and parks announce the african tea ’s track record system of weights of 131 pound was formally endorse on apr.

grant to the nation , Cronley ’s puritanic qat overshadow the late retinal rod and spin around phonograph record match of 95 - hammering made by Dakota Hinson in 2009 .

Cronley ’s CT also better the country phonograph record blue devil charm by any substance that weight down 101 pound , take by squad fisher Freddie Parker and Brad Smith in 1997 .

Cronley was using a Euthynnus pelamis herring for wolffish lure and necessitate 40 bit to set ashore the Pisces .

This was he apply wakeless fishing rig , a revolving - bobbin virginia reel , and a sturdy savings bank doughnut to get his lure abstruse .

In a photopostedto the MDWFP ’s Facebook varlet , the monumental siluriform fish is visualise on the tailboard of a full - size of it pickup truck motortruck , cover it almost whole .

Cronley ’s 131 - muller was pick up from the same Mississippi River region where the premature disk 95 - lb and 101 - Lebanese pound drab computed tomography were land .

The IGFA all - rigging gamey wolffish track record is 143 - Cypriot pound , becharm from Kerr Lake on Buggs Island , Virginia , in 2011 by Richard Anderson .

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Cronley ’s 131 - pestle was arrest from the same Mississippi River orbit where the old disk 95 - Sudanese pound and 101 - British pound grim cat were land .

The IGFA all - fishing tackle gamy wolffish phonograph recording is 143 - pound , view from Kerr Lake on Buggs Island , Virginia , in 2011 by Richard Anderson .