{"id":76,"date":"2014-12-03T20:23:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/?p=76"},"modified":"2016-12-07T09:23:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T09:23:33","slug":"new-complex-record-catfish-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/new-complex-record-catfish-3\/","title":{"rendered":"New Complex Record Catfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_52\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"52\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/the-fish-2\/the-catfish\/semc-3mp-dsc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?fit=1465%2C1131&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1465,1131\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sony Ericsson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Sony Ericsson CK13i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2003&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0061425&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SEMC 3MP DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"131 Catfish\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?fit=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?fit=900%2C694&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?resize=300%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Current lake record catfish of 131lb\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?resize=1024%2C790&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?resize=194%2C150&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?resize=150%2C115&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/croixblanchelakes.com\/WordPress3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/131cat02.jpg?w=1465&amp;ssl=1 1465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Current lake record catfish of 131lb<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nThe complex record catfish was smashed this week when Maidstone angler Clive Holbrook banked a giant 131lb (59kg) moggie from peg 11 on the Tortue Lake of the Croix Blanche Complex. Clive from Maidstone in Kent, UK tempted the giant fish on double halibut pellet, but using specific catfish tackle. During his week he banked several other specimens over 80lb.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The complex record catfish was smashed this week when Maidstone angler Clive Holbrook banked a giant 131lb (59kg) moggie from peg 11 on the Tortue Lake of the Croix Blanche Complex. 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