Earlier this week South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) confirmed that a 127-pound, nine-ounce paddlefish caught on May 7 is now the new state record. Bill Harmon broke a 35-year-old record when he snagged the massive fish in Lake Francis Case, just behind Fort Randall Dam on the Missouri River. The fish did not come without a fight---Harmon and his fishing partner, Justin Bryan, were repulsed the first few times they tried pulling the fish out of the water. “On the fourth try we decided it was going to take both of us to stabilize...
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