02-19-2020, 03:13 AM
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An Oklahoma angler's catch of a 157-pound paddlefish last Friday would have shattered the state record had it been caught on just about any other day.
The paddlefish tipped a boat scale at 157 pounds. But state regulations designed to protect the fishery require that all paddlefish caught on Fridays and Mondays must be released.
Hamlin, therefore, was not able to have his catch officially weighed or certified by a state biologist, and the state record still stands at 132 pounds, 8 ounces, for a 2018 catch on the Arkansas River.
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