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SEE IT: Texas boy catches massive 67-pound catfish, sets state record

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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
March 21, 2019

Now that's a big fish.

A Texas boy hooked a 67.1-pound blue catfish over the weekend – and set a state record in the process.

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According to KTXS-TV, Brayden Rogers, 13, of Cisco, caught the 47-inch whopper Saturday on Lake Tawakoni during a fishing trip with his grandfather.

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Rogers beat Texas' previous junior angler record set by Lane Ferguson, who reeled in a 66.2-pound blue catfish in 2011, the station reported.

The massive fish, which Rogers gave to the state's Parks and Wildlife Department, now has a new home – the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.

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