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Catching and Releasing A State Record Catfish
Catching and Releasing A State Record Catfish
On May 20, 2009, Virginia anglers Dan Ayers (left) and Tim Wilson went catfishing on the James River. As of that day, Ayers' heaviest blue catfish weighed about 20 pounds; Wilson's about 40. But by the end of the day, the two would best the state record blue caught by Archie Gold in 2006. Gold's cat weighed 95.11 pounds. Wilson and Ayers' fish would come in at 102.4 pounds. Its status as a new Virginia state record was pending until Thursday, May 28, when the record was officially approved, according to Wilson. Here's the story of the catch...and release.
Photo by Larry Scarborough
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Check out these exclusive photos of the new Virginia state record blue catfish, and read about its catch and release.
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Photo Gallery Comments (23)
WOW...simply..WOW!
holy crap. i wish i could catch somthing like that!
congrats guys, thats a memory that you will have forever and pass down.
Good to see some C&R.
awesome job guys great fish
wow that is just a huge fish
that thing is gigantic. good job
great story and great pictures. congrats on the record
Now that's why I fish the river, good going guys glad you released it!
now thats a big fish
Way to catch and release AND rewrite the record book gentlemen!
SWEET!! Congrats to both of you!
Blue cats are an impressive species to fish for, never a dull moment there. Congrats fellas.
Awesome story - what a spectacular fish...and it's still there for the next guy to catch next week!!!
nice fish
Lucky dogs! We have a catfish torney every year. I wish I could get one like that.
Great Catch, also great they released the big fish to be caught another day.
I bet that sucker hurt your arms after holding it for so long. :) great job guys.
What a catch! I had caught a 50 pounder on a drop line and almost drowned getting it into the boat, couldn't imagine trying to wrestle this thing with a rod and real.... Great job guys and I applaud you for releasing it back for someone else to enjoy another day. That is what it's all about to me. Catch em, take yer pictureand let em go for some other angler to "try" to catch em!
Amazing!
It is really great to see articles about catch and release anglers. I take part in several fishing forums fishingacrosstx.com and fishingtx.com both sites practice CPR (Catch Photograph Release) we release all cats over 10lbs, that way the big fish have a shot to reproduce and we keep the smaller fish for the table.
Most Parks and Wildlife Departments issue certificates for catch and release awards.
Congrats to the anglers.
Outstanding pictures of the fish......Great job and that fish is enormous!!!!!!!!!!
thats FAT!
Thats huge
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Good to see some C&R.
WOW...simply..WOW!
holy crap. i wish i could catch somthing like that!
congrats guys, thats a memory that you will have forever and pass down.
awesome job guys great fish
wow that is just a huge fish
that thing is gigantic. good job
great story and great pictures. congrats on the record
Now that's why I fish the river, good going guys glad you released it!
now thats a big fish
Way to catch and release AND rewrite the record book gentlemen!
SWEET!! Congrats to both of you!
Blue cats are an impressive species to fish for, never a dull moment there. Congrats fellas.
Awesome story - what a spectacular fish...and it's still there for the next guy to catch next week!!!
nice fish
Lucky dogs! We have a catfish torney every year. I wish I could get one like that.
Great Catch, also great they released the big fish to be caught another day.
I bet that sucker hurt your arms after holding it for so long. :) great job guys.
What a catch! I had caught a 50 pounder on a drop line and almost drowned getting it into the boat, couldn't imagine trying to wrestle this thing with a rod and real.... Great job guys and I applaud you for releasing it back for someone else to enjoy another day. That is what it's all about to me. Catch em, take yer pictureand let em go for some other angler to "try" to catch em!
Amazing!
It is really great to see articles about catch and release anglers. I take part in several fishing forums fishingacrosstx.com and fishingtx.com both sites practice CPR (Catch Photograph Release) we release all cats over 10lbs, that way the big fish have a shot to reproduce and we keep the smaller fish for the table.
Most Parks and Wildlife Departments issue certificates for catch and release awards.
Congrats to the anglers.
Outstanding pictures of the fish......Great job and that fish is enormous!!!!!!!!!!
thats FAT!
Thats huge
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