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STEWART COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN )
A monster-size catfish caught in the Cumberland River may break the state record as the biggest catfish ever caught in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the 118-pound blue catfish was caught on September 24 just after 12:30 p.m. by Micka Burkhart in Stewart County on the Cumberland River.
Officials say Buckhart baited in the possible state record by using skipjack as bait and pulled it in on a 30-pound test line.
The blue catfish weighed 118 pounds and was measured to be 54 inches long with a 41-inch girth. According to the TWRA, the blue catfish will be a new Tennessee record pending verification and certification.
After catching the pending record catfish, officials say Buckhart successfully released it back into the Cumberland River.
![](https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/309236575_466526505513816_1432394041681650170_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg_p600x600&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=qDNDfzwRjjEAX-TDjBB&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&edm=AN6CN6oEAAAA&oh=00_AT8UXZbeYz8LlYANKbVAui9qOevfN6drX7917WXG7qA7sA&oe=6335CB5C)
I wonder if it survived....Looks pretty dried-out.
A monster-size catfish caught in the Cumberland River may break the state record as the biggest catfish ever caught in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said the 118-pound blue catfish was caught on September 24 just after 12:30 p.m. by Micka Burkhart in Stewart County on the Cumberland River.
Officials say Buckhart baited in the possible state record by using skipjack as bait and pulled it in on a 30-pound test line.
The blue catfish weighed 118 pounds and was measured to be 54 inches long with a 41-inch girth. According to the TWRA, the blue catfish will be a new Tennessee record pending verification and certification.
After catching the pending record catfish, officials say Buckhart successfully released it back into the Cumberland River.
![](https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/309236575_466526505513816_1432394041681650170_n.jpg?stp=cp1_dst-jpg_p600x600&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=qDNDfzwRjjEAX-TDjBB&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&edm=AN6CN6oEAAAA&oh=00_AT8UXZbeYz8LlYANKbVAui9qOevfN6drX7917WXG7qA7sA&oe=6335CB5C)
I wonder if it survived....Looks pretty dried-out.