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Potentially record-breaking Blue Catfish caught on Cumberland River

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DOVER, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new Tennessee fishing record may have just been set, pending verification and certification.

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Saturday, at 12:30 p.m., Micka Burkhart caught a Blue Catfish on the Cumberland River in Stewart County on skipjack and a 30-pound test line.

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The river monster weighed in at 118 pounds and 7 ounces. It was 54 inches long, with a 41-inch girth.

Burkhart then successfully released the enormous fish back into the river.

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