Kansas Just Certified a New Record Blue Catfish, and It's a Giant

Kansas Just Certified a New Record Blue Catfish, and It's a Giant

This spring Daniel Mayer of Agency, Missouri, caught a 121.1-pound blue catfish while fishing the Kansas side of the Missouri River. Although the news hit social media in May, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks just announced Friday that it had officially accepted the record. Mayer’s blue catfish taped out at 59.75 inches long and was caught using common carp as bait. His new state-record catch easily outstripped the Kansas record that …