Wichita man catches 80-pound catfish

 


WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man has caught an unusually large flathead catfish in a lake northeast of Wichita and locals think it's the largest fish of any kind reeled in during the lake's 50-year history.

The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2uewgWD ) reports that Charlie Henning had caught an 80-pound (36 kilograms) catfish at Marion Reservoir last week that was more than 50 inches (1.3 meters) long.

All of Henning's gear used to catch the fish, dubbed Moby Catfish, had cost less than some fishing lures. Henning says his equipment may be cheap but it is reliable.

Marion resident Warren Kreutzige...



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