Catfish caught 50 pounds heavier than state record

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Catfish caught 50 pounds heavier than state record

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A Florida retiree has caught a blue catfish weighing 50 pounds more than the state record - a 120-pound behemoth so massive that Joel Singletary's first concern was how he would haul the fish over the rail.

"I was shocked. I didn't think I could get him in the boat," Singletary told the Panama City News Herald. "The adrenaline took over."

The surprising catch occurred April 11 on the Choctawhatchee River. News reports began surfacing this week after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) acknowledged the catch and awarded Singletary a certificate from its Big Catch program.

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