October 29, 2011

USA: huge 93 pound blue catfish

When Randie Lieneke watched a friend pull a 93-pound blue catfish out of the Missouri River several years ago, he made a simple goal.

“I’m going to catch one bigger,” he said.

In early October, that goal was met. Using a trotline baited with large shad, Lieneke caught a 95-pound blue cat near Wellington, Mo., where he lives.

That exceeded the 81-pound blue cat he and friends caught this year during the flood.

“The Missouri still has lots of big catfish,” said Lieneke, 53. “We catch a lot of fish weighing from 50 to 60 pounds.

“But when you get up over 80 pounds, that’s still a rare fish.”




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