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Subject: California Record Channel Catfish Caught
California Record Channel Catfish Caught
Dania Beach, Florida, U.S.A. - The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has announced the approval of a new California state line class record on 4-lb test line. The record channel catfish was caught in Lake Sutherland.
Gary Thomas Smith of Compton, California caught his 4-lb line class state record channel catfish on July 8, 2000. The record catfish weighed 12 lb 5 oz, filling the vacant line class record.
There are still 4 vacant California freshwater line class records remaining in the 4, 12, and 20-lb categories. A complete list of all 50 state freshwater line class records and the species recognized in each state is available free from IGFA. There is no fee for IGFA members to submit state record applications. Non members are charged an application fee of $35, which includes all processing and administrative costs, a state record certificate and a one-year membership in IGFA.
The IGFA State Freshwater Line Class Record Program is separate from each state’s all-tackle record program, where rules vary from state to state. Anglers are allowed to release their potential record catches alive after weighing, photographing and measuring their catches.
IGFA is a nonprofit membership supported conservation and record keeping organization, founded in 1939, with members in over 120 countries. The association’s headquarters are in the 60,000 square foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.
For further information, contact Michael Myatt at the International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 · (954) 927-2628 · Fax (954) 924-4299 · E-mail: mmyatt@igfa.org
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