PHOTO: WV Metro News
In a true “fishing tale” moment, John Tyler Rutherford from West Virginia made history with an unexpected catch on his father’s farm. Using his 3-year-old daughter’s $9.99 pink fishing rod, according to West Virginia Metro News, Rutherford reeled in a massive 46.70-pound, 43.51-inch-long channel catfish—a new state record! What started as a casual day of fishing with his daughter turned into a record-breaking adventure that showcases just how amazing West Virginia’s fishing scene can be.
“I got my daughter a little $9.99 pink rod and reel from Zebco at Academy Sports,” Rutherford explained on West Virginia Outdoors. “She’s three and she can reel them in, but she can’t cast it out. So I cast it out for her and I was holding the rod and she was sitting on my lap.”
The big catch has put Rutherford and his daughter’s trusty pink rod into the fishing history books!
(Feature photo credit: WVDNR)
