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[–] registereduser 2 points (+2|-0)

When 'reporters' attempt to 'report' on real life things... sigh

It is trotline, not trout line, and if that is a legal means of catching fish in the state, the record should be valid. That is BS.

[–] E-werd 0 points (+0|-0)

I noticed the same typo. Either they had no clue what they were talking about, or it was simply a typo that made it through the spell checker--it would.

I don't know how I feel about this. On one hand, that's an enormous catfish. On the other hand, he didn't personally catch it--his trotline did. But he did set it up. I don't know. How do they judge multi-hooked rigs on the end of a normal fishing pole, like a crappie rig?

[–] doggone 0 points (+0|-0)

They seem to not consider trotline fishing to be a "sport fishing" method.

http://myfwc.com/fishing/freshwater/fishing-tips/record/

Certified state record fish must be legally caught using an active hook-and-line method (including a proper license or exemption) by sport fishing methods,