{"id":2450,"date":"2024-05-29T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2450"},"modified":"2024-05-29T06:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T06:50:00","slug":"watch-giant-paddlefish-caught-in-north-dakota-ties-state-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=2450","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Giant Paddlefish Caught in North Dakota Ties State Record"},"content":{"rendered":"


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On May 3, just two days into North Dakota\u2019s brief paddlefish snagging season<\/a>, Tyler Hughes and his wife were at a prime spot on the banks of the Yellowstone River. They were fishing near Fairview, roughly five miles upstream from where the Yellowstone flows into the Missouri River. They\u2019d spent the morning casting out a big, 10\/0 treble hook attached to a 5-ounce weight, but by 10 a.m., Hughes realized he wasn\u2019t prepared to land a heavyweight paddlefish if they snagged one. He\u2019d forgotten his long-handled gaff. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s when I jumped back in my truck and drove back to our campsite to get my gaff,\u201d Hughes tells Outdoor Life<\/em>. \u201cI returned to the river with my gaff about 30 minutes later and started casting. At 11 a.m. I hooked something big that I thought was a rock or log. But then it started moving, and I knew I\u2019d hooked a big paddlefish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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