Wildlife officials in Delaware sand an angler reeled in a 53-pound blue catfish, breaking a state record that stood for less than a month.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Wildlife said Bridgeville resident Sydney McBrook caught the colossal catfish in the Nanticoke River.
The department said the catfish broke a state record set just 20 days earlier by a 48-pound catfish.
McBrook's catch measured 46.5 inches long, making it the largest freshwater fish caught in Delaware since the state began keeping recreational fishing records!
“I don’t fish for attention. I fish for fun. I fish for me,” McBroom said. “You have to go onto the water and put your time in. That was just our day.”