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Originally Posted by BDj23
That's a fish over world record size, and winding up on a dinner plate isn't a fitting end to a once in a lifetime fish in my opinion. Plus it's genetics are gone forever. Flathead i believe grow 3-5lbs a year. There is a reason why you don't see many flatheads over 50lbs anymore, because the trophy ones are overfished and eaten all the time.
If you want to trot line and eat trophy catfish, knock yourself out.. I'm not going to stop you. But i don't agree with it.
Having a fish like this live for the sake of it being a monster makes perfect sense, because if it is truly 135lbs, it's 12 lbs bigger than the world record rod and reel flattie.
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What happened to the world record fish?