My fishin' club that I started up about 3 weeks ago is just now wrapping up our first event.
We called the event the Purtis Creek Crusade and 8 guys went. The night started out like any other night on Purtis, slow. But the fishin' started to pick up and a couple of good size LMB were caught, big one went 6lb 9oz. As the night grew strong, some of the guys went back to camp but 2 guys remained. They had about 3 or 4 poles out trying to catch catfish. From what I have heard, they were both watching the poles and one went whooooop and Josh Thomas, BMBM Catfish King, ran and grabbed on, set the hook and did another whoooop. I was talkin' on the phone with Marshall and he said, "Dude, he's got a monster, I gotta go.." I get a picture message and I go I instantly called them and said dude, I think you just caught the lake record and of course he said no way!

I checked and sure enough, there isn't a record on file for a blue cat. But still, this thing is monstrous!

The Official Purtis Creek State Park Blue Catfish Record!! 45.50" 41.02lbs Joshua Thomas 11/09/2012

Also qualifies for a Big Fish Award! This is his second Big Fish Award fish he's caught the other one was a 6lb+ LMB.



Enjoy!

P.S. Released to grow even fatter!

That's a monster alright! Congrats!

congrats on the catch and glad it was put back.

Nice fish, congrats on the record too

Wow thats huge!

Nice Fish and Congratulations on the pending Record! Good job!

Nice One and Congrat's on the record!

Great job guys!

Awesome!!

Nice! WTG..

Nice! WTG..

Congratulations. Nice Fish!

Thanks guys!

In the office they had a picture of a 22lb Blue that couldn't be submitted for a lake record because they didn't have an official scale then..but this fish almost doubled up the record!