Did you happen to see the report this week about the 11-year old who caught a whopping 9-foot, 193 pound catfish? A Doubletough story for sure as Jessica Wanstall of Sittingbourne, Kent, in the United Kingdom, spent twenty minutes while “my arms turned to jelly” before landing the big fish.
The article states the International Game Fish Association believes it to be a world record for an angler under 16 years of age. Unfortunately a second photo shows Jessica’s father helping his daughter hold the rod, which violates Rule 1 of the Angling Regulations in the IGFA’s International Angling Rules: ”From the time that fish srikes or takes a bait or lure, the angler must hook, fight, and land or boat the fish without the aid of any other person, except as provided in these regulations.” A review of the IGFA’s Junior Angler World Records reveals no exception to this rule. See the photo after the jump.
Check out the account of the catch here. At any rate, congratulations to Jessica on a magnificent catch and good luck to the next angler who may hook into it – after the photo the catfish was released back into the Ebro River of Spain.
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