World record may have been set by man who chased a ‘large shape’ across Arkansas lake

Some might consider it crazy, but a man floating in an Arkansas lake spotted a large shape coming at him in the water.

The spearfishing world record may be a result of Chris Cantrell's catch.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said that some people might be a bit squeamish if they saw a fish swimming under the water.

Canell of Berryville, Arkansas, was able to land the beast using spear fishing tackle.

State officials said it was a paddlefish that weighed 90 pounds. A speargun record for a paddlefish was set in 2019.

A group of people were looking for striped bass in the water near the dam. The lake is close to the Missouri state line.

He said in the release that he thought it was a gar when he first saw it.

The fish made a strong dive when it was hit by the gun. Drop the gun if you have a big fish. The float line will hold it in place. The fish pulled the line from the gun and the 50 feet of float line when I returned to the surface.

It took nearly 15 minutes to get the fish in the boat and it was defiant to the end.

Jon Stein confirmed that the species is required for record status. Stein said bigger paddlefish have been taken by hook and line, including a 118.9-pound catch two years ago.

He said that the images show that the lake holds a paddlefish around 120 pounds. The big fish are holdovers from stockings that took place in the lake.

The state said that he has been fishing for two months.

A 50-foot shark is near a boat. Experts found this.

The hunting season leads to travel on I-95.

The fish with blue-green mouths are being caught.