The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has removed a local fisherman's state record after investigating a citizen's claim that the fish's weight may not be accurate. Kansas fisherman Bobby Parkhurst set a new state record in 2023, but after officials received a tip from an eyewitness and steel weights were inside the stomach of the fish, the record was nullified. In an effort to "preserve the integrity" of the department's state record program, game wardens reached out to Parkhurst for a re-examination. The KDWP then reinstated the previous state record set by Frank Miller in 1964 after Miller caught a 4.02 pound, 17.5 inch white crappie. Original article source: Kansas fisherman's crappie record removed after steel weights are found in fish's stomach

Source: Fox News February 22, 2024 09:39 UTC