Fish Weighing over 70 Pounds Caught in Texas Lake, Sets State Record

568. That's the number of sushi rolls that could be made from this massive catch by an Austin, TX fisherman.

There's Always a Bigger Fish...

Back in June of this year, Austin Anderson made the record books after he reeled in a record-breaking 71-pound Smallmouth Buffalo at Lady Bird Lake.

Recently, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted to X the details surrounding this curious catch.

Don't worry, this beast was released back into the water to continue its Loch Ness Monster role-playing.

In case you're curious, this is what a normal-sized Smallmouth Buffalo looks like (the bottom one)--

So yeah, this one has been eating that primo kelp, or whatever they snack on to "Hulk out" in Texas freshwater lakes.

Other Fish Records in Texas

If you thought this was impressive, the largest fish ever caught in Texas with a rod and reel weighed a whopping 279 pounds!

Looking back a few years in history, and a fish was caught in the 1950's that exceeded 300 pounds. Rumor has it there are larger fish out there that the public has yet to see...