An angler has broken the record for largest flathead catfish caught in Florida.

Lavon Nowling of Santa Rosa County caught the massive fish on rod and reel with live bait in the Yellow River. It weighed 69.9 pounds and measured 48.5 inches long, with a girth of 38.25 inches.

“I’ve caught some good ones before this fish, but none of them were more than 54 pounds,” Nowling told FWC. “I’ve been fishing since I was old enough to hold a pole and have been fishing on Yellow River as long as I can remember.”

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