Possible world record out of Blount county

Here's a link to the story
http://m.wbrc.com/story/37708162/big-fish-al-man-awaiting-official-word-on-world-record-catch

big cat

There's no way this dude didn't eat that fish.

I believe the current record is north of 80 pounds......

World record is 143 lbs. I don't see a current 14-lb line class record for blue cats on the IGFA site -

http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList.aspx?lc=Species&cn=Catfish,%20blue

This horribly written story said he'd checked with the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Wisconsin, not the IGFA. That's two different organizations.

Man nothing gets by you does it?

But yes it is pretty poorly written.

The state record was 120 and some change and took up a whole Tacoma tailgate. I'd be surprised if that fish was even 80.

I just looked at IGFA site and two of my fly rod world records still stand. One of my wifes also.

Not trying to pee on the parade, but that fish does not look like 80 lbs.

I thought the same thing. Not taking anything away from the dude bc that's a big ol' cat, but I don't see 80 lbs.

Dosent look 80, but most of my big cats have been yella cats. There head makes them look heavier than the really are. But Blues are pretty heavy for their body size. So maybe it is 80

Did y'all read the story? Supposedly it was caught on 14lb line... That's what makes it a record if everything is as it says

Probably had a 40lb scale and weighed it twice

i thought smith lake had some that would consider this one a minner? or so ive been told.lol

Big fish but it's not 80 # . I'd say 45 ish . There must not be any current or submerged trees in that lake. I think a guy landed a 40 stripe there last spring with 12# line from the bank on a bass setup. That's hard for me to belive.

Blues will roll over and float up once they make a good initial run. I wouldn’t believe it if it was a flathead.

Meh. I was just expecting more. I saw an 80 lb cat once. Well. I think it was 80. Scales went 76 and tail was still on floor.

I just like pulling that picture.
I know nothing about catfish, except I have a friend who does and he let me tag along one day.
I don’t even like catfish.
The largemouth bass is the King of freshwater sportfishing.
Note: No catfish were harmed in the making of this photo.

I'd have to see a certified scale hit 80 with the 14-pound test line possibility. I don't believe it's 80 but think it's more than 50.


Great blue, AC!

Daggum. Maybe I should start writing for outdoor online sources. Some of this stuff is worse than Buzzfeed.

Maybe it's written backwards. Looks like a nice bluecat caught an 80lb man.

It's written by 25-year-olds who don't know chit about the outdoors and are trying too hard, and who have no editorial oversight.

It's why our "local news" has stories about a 2-seater airplane crash in Idaho or a Jerkin' the Gerkin' Festival in Vermont. No one in a TV newsroom is old enough or empowered enough to say "Hell no, you're not doing that. Rewrite this story."

I could have fished for that fish while piddling on the Bham water works property that joined the club I use to be in.

might be 80 pounds if that guy is 6-7 and 300 pounds ...

That fish doesn’t look like it weighs 40 lbs

Ida put some lotion on before grapplin that guppie

Shiloh has caught 1 or 2 good blues. Probably 1 or 2 this morning and 1 or 2 yesterday lol. That striper was 43 lbs. how many good blues you caught on light gear whack and stack? I caught a 43 pounder last year on 30 lb braid with 20 lb flouro leader on a med heavy veritas spinning rod that didn’t get that 1 run and submit memo.

I haven’t ever caught a good blue on light gear, but I’ve caught plenty on 30lb mono.

I have caught a 67# blue that is still a IGFA world record on 6# tippet, that fish is bigger than my 67 pounder.

That is nuts. How long did it take you to land it?

one hour and fifteen minutes, took three folks to net it at the bank.

Very very cool.

I want to go fly fishing with you

I feel uneducated after reading that story

Just wondering, what is the ifga record striper on 4lb test, alabama or world?

44 pounds out of Watts Bar Tn.

Im thinkin 35-45 pounds. I sure dont see 80. Not even 60

I was there for this fish being landed in the video I’m the guy standing beside the guy picture does no justice! I’m 6’7 300 lbs do not know the guy at all just launched my boat and was there for anything he needed it was a giant y’all can say what y’all want but the fish was took with the angler and a county sheriff to a certified scale and was weighed with county law enforcement for it to be qualified as record I had to meet guy Monday to fill out paperwork as to what rod he was using and my accounts of events for paperwork in Wisconsin was a great fish and guy said was one of best moments of his life seemed like a decent guy

Im happy for the guy. I hope it all checks out but the pics are piss poor but that being said it's hard to hold an 80 # cat out like a 5# bass..

That thing is all of 80 lbs its just harder to make an 80lbs fish look bigger on camera because you cant hold it out at arms length to make it look bigger like everyone does with bass. This one is at least 55 https://photos.app.goo.gl/GVPBHOP0WWBA5dot2 we put it on the scale at the fish camp and it bottomed out the scales that maxed 45 that was about 10 years ago though i look like a damn baby in that picture

Holy punctuation Batman!

Yeup. Pics dont do justice most of the time