A West Virginia angler who decided to fish briefly before a planned grocery run Saturday landed a 51-pound muskie to set a state record for the species.
Luke King told ForTheWin Outdoors that he hooked the 55 1/16-inch muskellunge while casting a 6-inch jerkbait from shore below the dam at Burnsville Lake.
The catch beat weight and length records dating to 1997 and 2017, respectively, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ website.