Florida fisherman shatters Georgia's blue catfish record with 111-pound catch, says holding it up 'was hell'

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It's no easy feat to wrangle an 111-pound fish. A Florida man set a new state record in Georgia after reeling in a massive Blue Catfish on the Chattahoochee River.The fish officially weighed in at 110 lbs., 6 oz.

and measured out to 58-inches long and had a 42-inch girth. The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division announced the new record on its Facebook page, congratulating Tim Trone from Havana, Fla.The post shows several photos of Trone with his catch, including one where he’s holding the massive fish in both of his arms.

On his own Facebook page, Trone wrote, “Holding that fish in my arms was hell. It took 3 of us to get that fish in that position.