North Carolina State Record Blue Catfish
The previous record holder was EJ.
North carolina state record blue catfish. Jul 20 2020 It seems like it was just two weeks ago that we shared the story of Joey Baird catching the new North Carolina state record blue catfish on Lake Gaston. Baird caught the record-breaker on Lake Gaston the same body of water that produced the last two record blue cats hooked in North Carolina. At 121 pounds and 9 ounces Bairds cat will likely be the largest caught in the Tar Heel State this year.
Jun 21 2016 LITTLETON NC. Jan 20 2021 Baird reeled in a 121-pound 9-ounce blue catfish from Lake Gaston fifteen days ahead of Barnes to beat the record from 2016. Aug 26 2020 The previous record holder was Landon Evans who caught a 117-pound 8-ounce blue catfish on June 11 2016.
Joey Baird of Brunswick County has captured a new North Carolina state freshwater fishing record for hauling in a Blue Catfish that tipped the scales at 121 pounds and nine ounces. A 117-pound 8-ounce blue catfish caught in June 2016. Inches in girth using cut bait.
Lake Gaston is home to some massive blue catfish as Bairds fish is the fourth state record for blue catfish to be caught from the lake. Inches in girth using cut shad as bait. Jul 07 2020 In 2017 the most recent North Carolina blue catfish record was set by Landon Evans who pulled a whopper 117 pounds 8 ounce mammoth from Lake Gaston.
A 21-pound channel catfish with a Barbie. Channel Catfish are considered nongame fish by the NC. Baird had his fish weighed on certified scales and Stonehouse Timber in Littleton.
Bowden of Rocky Mount who caught his record-breaking channel catfish weighing 23 pounds 4 ounces back in 1970 while fishing City Lake with his then. 78 lbs 14 oz. Private Pond Moore County.