Anglers Break Two North Carolina Catfish State Records in July
by TBC Press on 08/03/20
July has proven to be hot month in more ways than one after two anglers shattered two North Carolina catfish state records within days of each other. On July 5, Joey Baird, of Lawrenceville, Va., was fishing with his friend Mark Conroy, of Macon, when he reeled in a 121-pound, 9-ounce blue catfish from Six Pound Creek at Lake Gaston. Fifteen days later, Pikeville angler Tyler Barnes broke the 15-year-old freshwater fish state record for a flathead catfish, after landing a 78-pound, 14-ounce whopper from... READ MOREComments (0)
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