A New York angler has made a splash with a record-breaking catch.
Yongfeng Tian of Brooklyn reeled in a 3-pound, 4-ounce white perch from Cross River Reservoir in Westchester County, a catch that now officially qualifies as a New York State record.
That tiny extra 3 ounces over the previous record from 1991 was all it took to make history.
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