“That boy had been there a long time.” 13. “It was a nice fight on 4-pound-test, believe me,” said Isaac. Isaac’s crappie not only smashed the previous state record, which was a 3-pound 13-ouncer, but it’s the largest crappie ever caught in New York, as it also topped the current state record black crappie, which is 4-pounds and 1-ounce. New York angler Roy Isaac caught a state record 4-pound, 7-ounce white crappie while fishing at a private lake called Sleepy Hollow. The Empire State Crappie Roy Isaac shows off his record panfish. Oldest Fish Ever? North Dakota State University researcher Alec Lackmann with a 112-year-old bigmouth buffalo. “They’re the ultimate fishing challenge… I can’t even describe how excited we all were.” 11. “Muskies are the ultimate predators,” said Sprengeler. Sprengeler landed a 55-pound, 14.8-ounce monster on the last cast of the night, breaking a highly sought-after 64-year record. They had to smash some ice at the boat launch, but it was worth it. He and his buddies were fishing Lake Mille Lacs this November, right before the lake iced for winter. Nolan Sprengeler had to break the ice-literally-to boat the new Minnesota state record muskie. Monster Muskie Nolan Sprengeler’s record muskie weighed over 55 pounds. Georgia angler Wendell Mathis caught a bluegill that weighed nearly a pound and a half (1-pound, 7.8-ounces, to be precise) that easily beat out a decade-old Georgia Outdoor News record. This is the smallest record fish on our list, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t impressive. Bluegill for the Win Wendell Mathis with his record bluegill. Beginner’s Luck Captain Bobby Sullivan helps Luis Martinez (center) lift his record-breaking Chinook landed, while the angler’s sister, Abe Martinez, shows off a 12-pounder. Burruss caught the fish in Northern California’s Clear Lake, which is known for its big largemouths, but quite clearly also holds some monster panfish. The 4-pound, 5.44-ounce black crappie toppled the previous record, which was a 4-pound, 1-ounce fish that had stood for 46 years. In one of the first records to fall in 2021, California angler David Burruss boated an absolute slab of a black crappie in February. The California Slab David Burruss with the California state record crappie. Out of the millions of fish caught this year, only 20 trophies made this list. There were also some lesser-known but equally impressive records caught-such as the bowfishing world-record paddlefish and a spearfishing world-record halibut. Some truly impressive long-standing records were broken this year, including a 43-year-old Michigan state-record chinook and a 64-year-old Minnesota muskie record. Who doesn’t like a big fish story? Well, these are the biggest fish stories of 2021.
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