Tyler Schmid caught one of the largest fish ever caught in Tennessee, a 90-pound blue catfish.
Schmid and Dave Plowman were at their favorite fishing hole on the Cumberland River and had caught a few small fish, but nothing noteworthy when Schmid finally got a bite. After a ten minute fight in Stewart County, he reeled in the 51 inches long and 37 inches in girth beast.
“I was worried that the pole would break. It pulled a lot of drag and pulled the pole down in the water. That’s why I had to take my time,” Schmid told WKRN-TV. “It was one of the highlights of my outdoor life for sure.”
He released the fish back into the water, after proudly smiling for a couple of pictures, and filming the fight with his GoPro.
“A fish that old, approximately 30 years old, it took a long time for him to get that big,” said Schmid. “And it would be a shame to keep the fish just for pictures. So we released him to let him swim another day and hopefully catch him again.”
