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