Florissant man catches record-setting catfish in Missouri River

WHEN IT COMES TO FISHIN - - - SIZE MATTERS!!

A 130 lb Catfish,  25 to 30 years old, (according to officials)  57 inches long and 45 inches in girth was caught just before a storm at 1245a.m. Tuesday, July 20 by Greg Bernard and his girlfriend.  SEE STORY IN LAKE EXPO HERE.  


This breaks the record held by Tim Pruitt of Alton. Pruitt caught a 124-pound blue catfish on the Mississippi River near Alton in May 2005. THIS STORY ALSO MADE THE LOS ANGELES TIMES - HERE  AND ST LOUIS POST HERE