A man fishing in North Carolina broke a 36-year-old record when he reeled in a two pound, one-ounce fish. Alphonso Jackson broke the 1983 record for largest redbreast sunfish by five ounces with his catch. The 43-year-old father had been out fishing with his kids when he made the record-breaking catch. “I’d like to thank my daddy for teaching me how to catch fish and where to catch fish.”FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSJackson reportedly used a cricket as bait for the catch. Redbreast sunfish are reportedly common game fish in North Carolina, although they are usually much smaller.

Source: Fox News June 30, 2019 17:29 UTC