New MN state record fish

[Lee Borgersen]

Fisherman talks about catching what likely will be a new MN state record burbot.

 Dec 21, 2016

It’s all but official: Lake of the Woods is about to break its old record for the biggest eelpout ever officially weighed in Minnesota.


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Brent Getzler of Roosevelt, Minn., caught this 19.67-pound eelpout Monday on Lake of the Woods. The fish was weighed on a certified scale and is on track to be confirmed as Minnesota's new state record eelpout. (Photo courtesy of Brent Getzler)It’s all but official: Lake of the Woods is about to break its old record for the biggest eelpout ever officially weighed in Minnesota.

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Brent Getzler, of Roosevelt, Minn., caught the big ‘pout, which weighed 19.67 pounds -- 19 pounds, 11 ounces -- on a certified scale. Once all the paperwork is complete, Getzler’s big eelpout will break the old record of 19 pounds, 8 ounces, set in February 2012 on Lake of the Woods by Aaron Guthrie of Bemidji.

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Dennis Topp, assistant area fisheries supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Baudette, Minn., said he confirmed the weight and measured the girth at 23 ⅞ inches and the length at 33 inches.

  what a tank!

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