So, You Think You Caught a Big One?

You likely have heard about this story, it is all over and I suspect it is going to go even further. . . . I might as well put it in a blog post too. . . .

A Nebraska angler, Andy Moore, was recently fishing up on the Missouri River in northeast Nebraska when he hooked into a fish.  It was a big fish, a really big fish.  It was an old fish, a really old fish.  Listen to Andy re-tell the story on KFAB radio:

Ian Swanson Show on KFAB

Essentially, Andy caught what was left of a big, toothy, tarpon that swam over Nebraska a long time ago.  It is one of the most amazing “fish stories” I have ever heard!

Here is an artist rendition of what that fish might have looked like:

Here is some more information:

To put it in perspective, here is what Andy caught:

Now I know some of you are wondering. . .the fish was caught on a jig with a plastic trailer.

Andy is a very accomplished angler.  He is to be complimented not just on this “catch”, but on doing the right thing with it.  Besides being a great stick, he is an ethical outdoorsman and because of that this unbelievable catch will be shared with all of us.  Thanks, Andy, and Congratulations!