World Record Spoonbill Catfish
The giant paddlefish often called a spoonbill was 54 1 4 inches long from eye to tail 75 inches from the tip of the rostrum to the tip of the tail and measured 45 1 4.
World record spoonbill catfish. Images showing james lukehart and his record paddlefish are courtesy of reel good time guide service. The state record catch for paddlefish was set in 2015 and it s a whopper of a story. New record his new official state record beats the one set just a month ago by his own guide jeremiah mefford from reel time guide service. Edmond okla angler james lukehart decided only six days ago to book a paddlefishing trip on oklahoma s keystone lake.
Andy belobraydic iii landed a massive 140 pound 9 ounce paddlefish in march 2015 at table rock lake near branson mo. The fish was caught by clinton boldridge in a 5 acre pond in atchison county kansas. Speaker in iowa fish and fishing 1969 said the fish weighed over 198 lb 90 kg. The world record paddlefish caught on rod and reel weighed 144 lb 65 kg and was 54 25 in 1 378 m long.
His catch bests the previous 139 pound paddlefish state record also caught at table rock lake in 2002 the missouri department of conservation confirmed monday. The world record is a 143 pound blue catfish caught in virginia s kerr lake in 2011. Edmond ok tulsa world a couple from edmond who hired a keystone lake guide sunday thought they d put some paddlefish on the dinner table. It was a great decision since 45 minutes into the trip he snagged what appears to be a new world record paddlefish weighing 146 pounds 11 ounces.
The american paddlefish polyodon spathula is a species of basal ray finned fish closely related to sturgeons in the order acipenseriformes fossil records of paddlefish date back over 125 million years ago during the early cretaceous american paddlefish are smooth skinned freshwater fish commonly called paddlefish but are also referred to as mississippi paddlefish spoon billed cats or. Instead they were served up a new world record 146. A report published by j r. Andy belobraydic iii landed a massive 140 pound 9 ounce paddlefish last saturday at table rock lake near branson mo after battling the fish for nearly 30 minutes.