Angler Reels In MD Record Setting 57-Pound Flathead Catfish
UpdatedWed, Jan 6, 2021 at 12:49 pm ET Reply Dixon’s record-breaking catch surpassed the state’s minimum flathead catfish weight of 40 pounds. (Getty Images) MARYLAND — A 34-year-old angler nabbed the state's largest invasive flathead catfish. Joshua Dixon caught the 57-pound, 50-inch long flathead catfish Dec. 27 while fishing near the Lapidum Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna River. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Dixon was using Zoom plastic swimbait. It took him almost 30 minutes to wrestle the fish to shore, he said. Dixon was using medium-weight spinning ta...
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