Author: Sage Marshall

Jaylynn Parker just caught the largest catfish in Ohio history. Parker, a sophomore at New Richmond High School, landed a 101-pound blue catfish while fishing the Ohio River. Parker and his family are jug fishermen—a method in which a baited hook is suspended from the bottom of a large milk jug or other float. When a fish bites, the tension provided by the float automatically hooks the fish, which is then pulled by hand. On Sunday, April 7, one fish took the bait—and it was a full tank. Parker, who has been fishing for catfish since he was a kid,…

Last week, an 11-year-old angler caught a largemouth bass that broke the junior-class record in a Texas lake known for lunkers, and his dad caught it all on video. Stetson Davis is a 5th grader in Tuttle, Oklahoma. His father, Brodey, pulled him out of class for a last-minute fishing trip. “We skipped school,” Brodey explained. “I had a little time off from work and Stetson starts baseball season this weekend. We have a short window. I would love to get him to Lake JB Thomas to potentially catch his first double-digit bass, so we did it.” The father-son duo…