{"id":2326440,"date":"2024-08-18T19:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dad-lands-huge-catfish-on-3-year-old-daughters-pink-fishing-rod-smashing-two-state-records\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T19:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T23:52:06","slug":"dad-lands-huge-catfish-on-3-year-old-daughters-pink-fishing-rod-smashing-two-state-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dad-lands-huge-catfish-on-3-year-old-daughters-pink-fishing-rod-smashing-two-state-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad Lands Huge Catfish on 3-Year-Old Daughter&#8217;s Pink Fishing Rod, Smashing Two State Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdad-lands-huge-catfish-on-3-year-old-daughters-pink-fishing-rod-smashing-two-state-records%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On July 21, Tyler Rutherford from West Virginia made fishing history using his 3-year-old daughter&#8217;s pink fishing pole. While fishing at a family \u2063pond, Rutherford cast the\u2063 line with worms and quickly \u200chooked a massive channel catfish. He\u2064 described\u200d the struggle to reel it in as \u200d&#8221;the fight of my life,&#8221; especially since the fish tested the limits of the fishing line. With his family cheering him on, he successfully\u200b landed the fish, which \u200bweighed 46.7 pounds \u200dand measured 43.51 inches, breaking two\u2064 state records.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of keeping the\u200c fish, Rutherford opted \u200cfor catch-and-release, consistent with his father&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reel-genius\/\" title=\"Reel Genius\">fishing philosophy<\/a>. He shared that\u200c the experience was deeply special as it unfolded with his loved ones by his \u2063side,\u200c and he was thrilled to ensure the catfish lived on, allowing the &#8220;legend&#8221; to continue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One West Virginia dad etched his name in fishing history by making an impressive catch on the most unassuming gear imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>On July 21, Tyler Rutherford and his relatives spontaneously decided to fish a family farm pond.<\/p>\n<p>They took worms and a few poles, and Rutherford soon cast a line from his 3-year-old daughter&rsquo;s pink fishing pole out into the 1.5-acre pond.<\/p>\n<p>The young girl is only able to reel the line in, so Rutherford casts it for her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all just grabbed a thing of nightcrawlers,&rdquo; Rutherford told the <a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/podcast\/west-virginia-outdoors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia Outdoors<\/a> podcast. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d got my daughter a little pink $9.99 Zebco from Academy Sports and I&rsquo;d got my little boy one for Easter.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The second cast out, thank goodness my little girl got tired of the spot that I had it cast out in and she reeled it back in, and I cast it back out, and we hadn&rsquo;t been sitting there five minutes and that bobber just barely started to run.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-west-virginia-dem-leader-switches-parties-state-gop-isnt-sure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Virginia<\/a> dad&rsquo;s dance with the fish began, the size of the fight became clear.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I set the hook, and as soon as I set the hook there was just a big dark black and blue tail that flopped up in the water.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rutherford&rsquo;s dad and children ran to grab a net.<\/p>\n<p>All the while, he fought hard to reel the fish in while realizing the creature was pushing the pole&rsquo;s 6-pound-test fishing line to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-christmas-parade-killer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-without-parole\/\" title=\"Waukesha Christmas Parade Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole\">absolute max<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was definitely the fight of my life,&rdquo; Rutherford said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been fortunate to catch&nbsp; &hellip; some pretty decent-sized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/terrifying-young-boy-stabbed-chest-catfish-rushed-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">catfish<\/a> on my fly rod in the pond &hellip; but I&rsquo;d never had to fight anything like that, it was unreal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be able to do it with my kids right there, and my mom, my dad and my wife, it was the most special fish I ever caught, that&rsquo;s for sure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After a monumental fight, the fish was pulled in and revealed to be a massive channel catfish.<\/p>\n<p>The fish was so big that it shattered two state records.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Look at this absolute monster-sized channel catfish reeled in Wayne County. John Rutherford snagged the 43.51-inch, 46.70-pound cat in his father&rsquo;s pond on July 21, breaking previous length and weight records. Congrats, John! Keep casting that line &#127907; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LdQKx9SFup\">pic.twitter.com\/LdQKx9SFup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Jim Justice (@WVGovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WVGovernor\/status\/1820165305680961635?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/fishing\/west-virginia-record-channel-catfish-kiddie-rod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outdoor Life<\/a>, the catfish was weighed by West Virginia Department of Natural Resources biologists and found to be 46.7 pounds, surpassing the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bloomberg-biden-sets-new-record-taking-dark-money-donations\/\" title=\"Bloomberg: Biden sets new record taking dark money donations\">previous record set<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the fish was found to be a record-breaking 43.51 inches long, beating out a record put on the books in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of putting this fish on the dinner table or mounting it on a wall, Rutherford decided to release the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/state-officials-seen-loading-massive-beast-dead-body-found-water-residents-shocked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leviathan<\/a> catfish back into the pond. He said his dad has always been a strong proponent of catch-and-release fishing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She is alive and well,&rdquo; Rutherford said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was able to take some pictures with her, then I just stepped back in and we got her going. 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On July 21, Tyler Rutherford and his family spontaneously chose to fish at a pond on their family farm. Armed with worms and a few fishing poles, Rutherford cast a line using his 3-year-old daughter&#8217;s pink fishing pole into the 1.5-acre pond. Since the young girl could only reel in the line, her father did the casting for her. &#8220;We all just grabbed some nightcrawlers,&#8221; he shared on the West Virginia Outdoors podcast. &#8220;I had bought my daughter a little pink Zebco for $9.99 from Academy Sports, and I got my son one for Easter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After just two casts, luck struck when his daughter decided to reel in the line he had cast out, prompting him to recast it quickly. Within five minutes of settling down, they noticed movement on the bobber. As he set the hook, he was met with an impressive fight as a large dark tail emerged from the water.<\/p>\n<p>Rutherford&#8217;s dad and kids rushed to grab a net while he struggled to reel in what felt like an enormous fish that was testing their 6-pound-test fishing line to its limits. &#8220;It was definitely the fight of my life,&#8221; Rutherford recalled. He mentioned having caught decent-sized catfish before but never anything like this one; it felt surreal.<\/p>\n<p>With his family cheering him on\u2014his kids, parents, and wife present\u2014it became one of his most cherished catches ever. After an intense battle, they finally brought in what turned out to be an enormous channel catfish that broke two state records: measuring 43.51 inches long and weighing 46.70 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The catch took place at John Rutherford&#8217;s father&#8217;s pond on July 21st; Governor Jim Justice even congratulated him via Twitter for breaking previous records set in both length (2022) and weight (2023). Instead of keeping or mounting this impressive fish as many would do, Tyler chose to release it back into the pond because of his father&#8217;s strong belief in catch-and-release practices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She is alive and well,&#8221; said Rutherford after taking some photos with her before releasing her back into her home waters so that she could continue living\u2014ensuring that this legendary fish remains part of their story<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Big-fish.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[29343,13346,3881,7486],"class_list":["post-2326440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-catfish","tag-dad","tag-family","tag-fishing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Big-fish.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}