OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – Setting a record is great, but breaking your own record may be even sweeter. That’s what one angler in Oklahoma achieved over the weekend.
The record-breaking catch, an invasive bighead carp weighing over 118 pounds, was reeled in by Bryan Baker on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in northeastern Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).
The agency shared a photo of Baker’s latest catch on social media with a notable nugget of trivia: This isn’t Baker’s first record-setting catch.
In 2023, Baker set the state record for a bighead carp catch . That one also weighed 118 pounds, just 10 ounces lighter than the carp he snagged Saturday.
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Despite breaking his own record, Baker’s latest bighead carp is still a few pounds shy of the world record. A carp caught in Missouri four years ago, weighing in at 125 pounds, 5 ounces , currently holds that title…