Record catch in Ohio River

William Chumbler of Calvert City, Kentucky cast a spinnerbait into the Ohio River on March 23 expecting a bass to hit. Instead of a bass, Chumbler hooked into a 106-pound paddlefish over five feet long and more than three feet around.

It is now the new state record for the species, besting the old record of 82 pounds set by Standley Shelton from the Parrish Lakes in Georgetown in 1982.

Chumbler landed the record paddlefish on 17-pound test line. The fish was 65 inches long with a girth of 37 inches.

The record fish was weighed at Rudy’s Farm Center in Kevil.

For more information about the Kentucky Record Fish program, call 1-800-858-1549.

The record fish list is on pages 20 and 21 of the 2004 Kentucky Sport Fishing and Boating Guide or may be viewed on the KDFWR web site at fw.ky.gov.

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