Missouri Angler Catches New State-Record Bigmouth Buffalo Fish
by TBC Press on 01/27/17
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that John Paul Morris of Springfield became the most recent record-breaking fisherman in Missouri when he shot a bigmouth buffalo on a private pond in Henry County using a bow and arrow. The new “alternative method” record bigmouth buffalo taken by Morris Jan. 21 weighed 57 pounds, 13 ounces. It measured at 39 inches with a girth of 32 ½ inches. The fish was shot on... READ MORE
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