Friday, September 19, 2008

Big Fish Story

This is Ben North who landed a 65 pound catfish from the Wabash River on Sunday night.
He and his buddies were in a boat between the Harrison and State Road 26 bridges when they landed this huge fish. Ben told us it took about 20 minutes to reel in the fish.
Another interesting thing about this fish story is the amount of interest in this catch. Ben received calls from Indianapolis television stations and other media outlets. And, CNN called me today wanting the story too!


Now in case you are wondering why he didn't keep his trophy catch, the 25-year-old North says a catfish that size is probably older than he is, and since it was more than likely a female, he released it to make more memories for the next angler.