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Two Catfish State Records Broken in July
Hendersonville -- City of Hendersonville: August 26, 2020 July proved to be a hot month in more ways than one after two anglers shattered two 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 the Neuse River on July 20.
Lake Gaston is home to some massive blue catfish as Baird’s fish is the fourth state record for blue catfish to be caught from the lake. The previous record holder was Landon Evans, who caught a 117-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish on June 11, 2016.
Baird caught his record-breaker, which measured 60 ½ inches in length and 40 ½ inches in girth, using cut bait. Baird had his fish weighed on certified scales and Stonehouse Timber in Littleton.
