A Kansas angler was recognized Tuesday for his recent catch of a massive white crappie that broke a 59-year-old state record.
Bobby Parkhurst of Topeka reeled the 4.07-pound, 18-inch crappie from Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 2 on March 5 after enticing the fish onto his hook with a live minnow.
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The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, in a news release issued Wednesday, stated that the astonishing weight of the fish “was the equivalent of six cans of soup.”
Assistant Director of Fisheries John Reinke, who measured the crappie, observed: “As fisheries biologists, we get the chance to see a lot of big fish but this one is certainly for the books. This crappie measured in at 18 inches long and 14 inches in girth, so it truly deserves a spot on the state record list.”
The previous state record was the 1964 catch of a 4.02-pound, 17.5-inch white crappie by Frank Miller.
The world record for white crappie stands at 5 pounds, 3 ounces, for a 1957 catch at Mississippi’s Enid Dam.