Kentucky angler Art Weston, accompanied by fishing guide Austin Anderson, set out to catch a world-record smallmouth buffalo fish using a 2-pound line.
After careful preparation and strategic fishing techniques, Weston successfully reeled in a 27-pound buffalo fish, breaking the previous record by 10 pounds.
“A buffalo is a type of indigenous fish to many parts of the United States that is often confused with carp, but it is part of the sucker family and requires specific techniques to fish for them successfully (often with what are called hair rigs),” Weston said. (Trending: Sports Icon Dies Suddenly At 56)
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“Buffalo fish can grow to well over 80 pounds and live nearly 100 years,” he added.
“Which means, hooking and catching the largest buffalo on line that breaks with just 2-pounds of force. [The] 2-pound line is the thinnest line that is manufactured in the world for fishing,” Weston said.
“Given the line breaks at just 2 pounds of force, we used a very small hook that would not require me to ‘set the hook’ as that could easily break the line at the start of the fight,” he added. “We knew we picked a great spot,” Weston said.
The catch was weighed and measured according to International Game Fish Association (IGFA) standards before being released back into the water.
“It was such an exciting catch and release, one that will be hard to forget,” Weston said.
“After many long runs, this particular buffalo came to the surface and Austin was ready with the net and was able to land it on the first try,” Weston added. “For its size, it could have been a much longer fight, so we were very lucky.”
This achievement marks Weston’s fifth record-setting catch and reflects the skill and dedication required for such a feat.
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