https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/florida-fisherman-georgia-blue-catfish-record-111-poundBy Michael Hollan | Fox News
It's no easy feat to wrangle an 111-pound fish.
A Florida man set a new state record in Georgia after reeling in a massive Blue Catfish on the Chattahoochee River. The fish officially weighed in at 110 lbs., 6 oz. and measured out to 58-inches long and had a 42-inch girth.
The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division announced the new record on its Facebook page, congratulating Tim Trone from Havana, Fla. The post shows several photos of Trone with his catch, including one where he’s holding the massive fish in both of his arms.
On his own Facebook page, Trone wrote, “Holding that fish in my arms was hell. It took 3 of us to get that fish in that position. I only held it for a few seconds. About killed my back.”
He also described how, when he first caught the fish, he weighed it on a “non-certified scale,” which said that it weighed 151-152 lbs. When he used a certified scale, however, it showed 111 lbs.
“I'm as baffled as a lot are,” he wrote. “How can two scales be off by 40 lbs.?” When the fish was taken to the Georgia DNR, it was certified at 110 lbs., 6 oz. While it wasn’t as heavy as Trone initially believed, the fish was still big enough to take the state record in Georgia.
The angler confirmed to Fox News that when he first reeled up the fish, it didn't put up much of a fight. When he first saw it, he thought it was only about 50 lbs. It wasn't until he reeled it closer to the boat that he realized how big it actually was.
Trone told Fox News that he's never seen a fish this big before or held a fish this heavy. On Facebook, Trone also expressed remorse at the fact that the fish didn't survive the encounter.
