articleA man from Indiana broke a state fishing record twice in a single day right before the New Year. RECORD-BREAKING FISH: HUGE CATCHES THAT MADE HEADLINES IN 2022Both of the fish Skafar caught were burbots, a gadiform freshwater fish (AKA cod fish), that’s native to Lake Michigan, according to the Indiana DNR. The first burbot Skafar caught weighed 10.2 pounds, which surpassed the state’s previous burbot fishing record from 1990 by 2.5 pounds. FLORIDA WOMAN, 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, POLESPEARS FISH FOR POTENTIAL WORLD RECORD CATCHSkafar then caught a second burbot that beat the old state record by almost two pounds. "Adult burbot primarily feed on other fish species such as round goby, sculpin, and yellow perch," the Indiana DNR wrote in its press release.

Source: Fox News January 13, 2023 17:01 UTC