Few days ago and angler Jessie Wilkes was fishing on Beaver Lake and landed the new Arkansas record for American Paddlefish.
This huge fish was weighted in 105 pounds with a certified scales. It measured 65 inches in length. The previous record was also caught in Beaver Lake in 2007 and was 102 pounds and 8 oz.
This paddlefish was caught accidentally, in fact Wilkes, was trolling for on the White River arm of Beaver Lake when the catch occurred.
He using a "Walleye Runner" crankbaits in search of some walleye for the dinner table. Paddlefish strain plankton from the water using their gillrakers and rarely hit a lure.
