East Tennessee man gets his world record fish

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Lionel "Jam" Ferguson caught a world record crappie fish in May of 2018. After it was determined to be a world record catch at 5 lbs., 7 oz., he had it mounted by Fye Taxidermy who presented it to Jam today. Dec. 14, 2018-4pm
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@davedavis3873 3 года назад

Excellent Taxidermy ! I was a Taxidermist for 24years and he did a wonderful job . Nice young man ...Congratulations !

@btownhavocrl9858 3 года назад

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!

@kojuma3360 3 года назад

he caught another one almost as big. he has 2 of the 10 biggest crappie ever caught

@notmyname9625 4 года назад

Damn most of us feel lucky to get a bass that size nvm a crappie

@Mr911technology 3 года назад

Crappie is a bass :D

@combatwombatstl5598 2 года назад

That's what I was thinking!

@combatwombatstl5598 2 года назад

@@Mr911technology No, they are in the same family as bass. Crappie are not considered a type of bass. That's like saying a bluegill is a bass. Just goofy.

@bowhunting1013 5 лет назад

Congratulations that is a fish of a life time

@eltonjones1990 3 года назад

CONGRATULATIONS on your biggest crappie, my aunt caught one and it weighs about 5-6 pounds and she mounted it and now it's on her wall still today and she caught it about 6-7 years ago

@jasonsweeton8368 3 года назад

If it weighed 5-6lbs it’d be a WORLD RECORD, no way it weighs that, she probably caught a 3lber which is a HUGE crappie

@benluu507 3 года назад

@@jasonsweeton8368 ya ion think it was 5-6 but anything over like 2 1/2 is big in my state

@fudgenugget2690 3 года назад

This dude in the videos crappie is 5 pounds 7 ounces which is the world record there is no way Its that big.

@geoffreyjones2000 4 года назад

I caught two giant crappies out of the Potomac River in 1982, 1 was 22 inches and 1 was 18 inches. I photographed with a yardstick and weighed at the post office, but the record was not honoured. Congratulations, Jam

@josephbass3606 3 года назад

Wow thats crazy do you recall there weight?

@geoffreyjones2000 3 года назад

@@josephbass3606 2 1/4, 2 3/4 lbs. I caught them on live shiners

@baconneggs2406 3 года назад

Hmmm they didn't weigh much at the length they was

@chiefinspectorclue-so7433 3 года назад

@@baconneggs2406 That is true , they must of not been eating good.

@chased89 3 года назад

I was laughing when he said you aren’t gonna put it on the hood of your car 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@kqc8224 3 года назад

What’s great story! He seems to be a genuinely nice guy and probably doesn’t really care if the record sticks or not. Really nice mount by the taxidermist. Super nice job. Great job guys!!!

@jessetalbott2717 4 года назад

That fish is a miracle of nature. It's kinda ashame to see it die after all it's been through to get that big but I can't argue with mounting it because it's a once in a lifetime catch.

@Case-qy4xy 3 года назад

Who knows, the fish could have died the next week naturally to health issues. It is not going to live forever.

@martymcfly9342 2 года назад

His genetics are still in the water.

@skrimper Год назад

People don't kill fish to mount them anymore, you just get the measurements/photos and send them to the taxidermist. Fish goes back into the water and a resin sculpture is made

@recondrone6826 4 года назад

caught one 19 1/2 in long in a small 14 acre lake in Kentucky... using a white 1/4 oz roostertail spinner with a minnow..let is sink about 15 feet then reeled it just fast enough to get the spinner going..thought i hook a big bass...turn out to be monster crappie..then caught a second one on the next cast just slightly smaller at 18 in..never weigh them..tasted good though!

@tonkatank045 3 года назад

Awesome crappie! I caught a 17.5" 3.9lb black crappie last summer. They're out there, and I'm after your record.

@jessebrake5865 3 года назад

Congratulations man, that’s one hell of a catch. Beautiful mount as well

@randyratliffe9435 3 года назад

That's great! Nice to see a feel good story on youtube, instead of stupid politics!

@danielholtxxl4936 3 года назад

Oh, some day it'll be political. Killing fish will be banned by the woke left.

@bradr1913 3 года назад

Great guy great attitude. Congrats myman. What a beautiful fish.

@robvegart 5 месяцев назад

I remember when Bob Rochetta caught the world record Striper(cow)... It broke the Mass Record set back in the early 70's. It was 75lbs and was 54"... this was back in 83 or 84. That record was broke the same year with a striper that was about 78Lbs and caught off the Atlantic City surf in New Jersey. I think though the Rochetta record is still the biggest in the state of New York still. Not sure, but I heard something about the Striper record was broke yet again. My congrats to this Angler. It is always something special to witness a world record breaker.

@jimjoyce7607 3 года назад

CONGRATULATIONS Jam! AWESOME CATCH!

@jsrocker1776 4 года назад

Nice catch! I caught a Crappie that was 19in not sure of the weight because I didn't have a scale at the time but I guessed around 3 1/2 pounds. Also in TN.

@chiefinspectorclue-so7433 3 года назад

I caught 4 lb. 4 oz. crappie in Georgia in the late 70's . I was jigging a yellow beetle spin up and down off the railroad tressle around sundown. Never did think to check and see about it being any kind of a record back then.

@heelsfantim 4 года назад

That is HUGE!!!! GREAT CATCH!!!

@joelalexander5338 3 года назад

Great looking mount, and great catch! What tackle was used, I wonder? I’m sure he wasn’t expecting that size crappie!

@scarecrow6741 3 года назад

Good man right there. I've caught a 19 inch crappie but bit didn't weight no 5.8 pounds.

@roblacitinola866 6 месяцев назад

Jam's awesome, so cool to see good people do well in life's little games...!!

@joemathena9789 3 года назад

Congratulations on a world record.

@JerseyJoel 3 года назад

Congratulations! What an awesome fish 🐟 my PB Crappie is 16 inches and 3 pounds - can't imagine a 5 pounder!! Just awesome 👊 🎣

@oops8985 2 года назад

Back in the 80s, in Shelby County TN, (secret!) I landed a crappie that measured 23 5/8 inches long and was 15 inches from bottom of back fin to bottom of belly. Fish was not weighed, but estimated at well over 6lbs. FISH WAS RELEASED! 4 witnessed catch and release, one was lake owner and the lake is less than half a mile from my home. HOOKEM' HARD!

@dw8773 3 года назад

What a great story. Thanks for sharing and congratulations Jam!!

@dw8773 3 года назад

Oh, and beautiful job mounting it!

@philmulrooney7020 3 года назад

I’ve mounted a few things that smelt of fish but I’m not a Taxidermist 😲

@d1ssolv3r 3 года назад

Good one

@kyzor-sosay6087 4 года назад

Congratulations on your fish,man.

@lionelferguson2431 4 года назад

Thanks bro!!

@seanmanwill2002 3 года назад

Congratulations Sir!👏👏👏

@michaeldorse8023 3 года назад

That's a nice pond raised crappie. Beautiful mount

@ThisMansArrow 2 года назад

I caught a white crappie that was 20 and 1/2 inches, but only 4.8 lbs because it was skinny. Congrats on your record man!!!

@bhuff4748 3 года назад

Congratulations! Beautiful fish and mount!!!

@curtisbacon7856 3 года назад

You would be covering up the GMC with a GMC. Giant monster crappie!

@ehthomas3511 3 года назад

Congratulations man!

@stuartkeeton1702 3 года назад

GREAT CATCH FOR A COOL GUY, CONGRATULATIONS

@Franklinveterinarycenter1of4 3 года назад

Which crappie was it....not able to count spines on dorsal fin in video

@dantejaiudijr2792 3 года назад

Jam, You did good!!! Nice fish and well done, too!!! Congrats, Well deserved!!! 🤓👍👍

@TheBasstead1 3 года назад

Jam also caught a 4 lb 4 ounce crappie in 2018.

@illmatic826 3 года назад

How cool is this, what a fish

@ParkerComedy 3 года назад

Beautiful work

@combatwombatstl5598 2 года назад

That is just insane that Crappie looks like a giant Largemouth Bass (XD)

@keithmolbeck260 3 года назад

Do you think that was the biggest one in the lake? How many hours did you fish that day? Congratulations.

@duanehopland7506 3 года назад

That's a Stud! Congrats!

@themomofmemes467 Год назад

Man it looks like a largemouth from the side! What a fish

@kellyphillips4404 3 года назад

Looks great my friend. Watching from Kentucky

@jeffreylocke8808 3 года назад

What a great story of a great world record. A very huge crappie.

@daviddriggers7735 3 года назад

Did not even ask him on test line he was using , rod, lure, length of battle. All the fish story stuff

@jalanisgma7809 3 года назад

Awesome catch!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! I love fishing too- love from Albany ga to where you are at 😇

@lukem674 3 года назад

Congrats man that is awesome

@gobigorange771 3 года назад

Crappie fishing below Ft. Loudon dam, my co-angler had his 6lb test line broken by the biggest smallmouth I've ever seen... and I've landed some of those brownies over 5lb closer to 6lb. Never seen a smallie like that one ever and prob never will again.

@twine3410 3 года назад

Impressive!

@charlesfoutch1132 3 года назад

I caught a posssible world recor drum at a power plant in TN. I let it go and didn't even get a picture. I was just thinking it was a trash fish. It was over 50 pounds.

@valentinvazquez7074 Год назад

That is one big boy. Great job my guy

@gustavelaughnowcrylater5309 3 года назад

I need to see that in person.

@raybobkowalski2154 3 года назад

Congrats buddy beautiful fish man

@MatanuskaHIGH 3 года назад

My biggest crappy was from the Mississippi in Minnesota and probably over 3.5lbs but large enough to swallow a rattle rapala sized for smallmouth bass.

@lilmelly6964 3 года назад

Dang I live in lousiana the biggest one I ever caught was three pounds I thought that was huge

@danielholtxxl4936 3 года назад

Don't sell yourself short. A three pound crappie is huge by any standards. This was a fluke of nature.

@samtaylor7800 3 года назад

Thats a beautiful mount

@edwardmaffei5029 3 года назад

Awesome mount !

@edbeedle59 2 месяца назад

Congratulations young fellow ! Beautiful Crappie !

@williampiebenga2306 3 года назад

Awesome fish guys, congratulations, My biggest from North Carolina is 2 and a 1/2 pounds wow beats him two Times plus over!!!

@JohnSmith-uc7tj 3 года назад

I caught 1 years ago...18inches...got it mounted...looks identical to that 1...not sure about weight n girth...

@BlastedKat 3 года назад

Sounds like a class act guy.

@Splitshot1 3 года назад

Lionel you've set the bar wayyy too high buddy..man thats a beautiful crappie.high 5 to you sir.

@kellyphillips4404 3 года назад

Nice my friend.

@thomasallison1601 3 года назад

Great job.....beautiful

@ronaldgoodrich5460 3 года назад

Wonder how long before he loses that smile.

@wayne-oo 3 года назад

6 pound 0 ounce is the Louisiana state record ?

@michellebennett5191 3 года назад

My record was a 17 1/2 inch 3 1/4 wish I mounted it

@DrZiggyzoo1 3 года назад

If you have pictures and some measurements you can still get a replica mount.

@restless7528 3 года назад

I wouldn't had killed it yeah get all the sizes of the Crappie and some pictures and let it go to get bigger but not kill it!?!?! I Got a 12lb 13 Oz bass hanging in my living room but it's a replica and now she lives in my 22 acre pond because where she was located they were gonna level it out for a golf course 😡 so I went back and caught her with my casnet and it's been 2 yrs now and she is fine.... good catch sir!

@elkarlos814 3 года назад

Niiiice! I lived on Norris for quite a few years and caught some huge crappie. But, nuthin' like that! Dayamn! I had a buddy who had the world record striper on his office wall. Only thing was that it was caught illegally at night in a seine net. I am thinking it was like 68lbs. A freaking monster. hahahaha

@keffsimpson7025 3 года назад

I mounted a crappie that weighed 4 lbs 13 Oz crappie for a man in Monroe n.c. Dont know where the fish is today.

@henryfordsrc6660 4 года назад

Nice awesome catch

@matthewvannoy500 3 года назад

Well done , God bless

@rickyf8808 5 лет назад

According to TWRA and International game fish association this is the record fish right?

@goofboy247 5 лет назад

Yes. www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/fishing/awards-fish-records-photos.html

@lionelferguson2431 4 года назад

Yes sir that's right

@johnblaha5692 3 года назад

Oh my goodness what a slab

@ChrisDavis-dt6xx 2 года назад

Congratulations

@taylormcgarry470 3 года назад

That's a monster for a crappie

@Vanndam41 3 года назад

Congratulations 🎈🎉🍾🎊

@billhodges3097 3 года назад

That is awsome! What a fish, a tank!

@timbrown7071 4 года назад

Congrats. Wow

@burdburd2787 3 года назад

Cool fella, congratulations!

@davidgray7907 5 лет назад

The biggest was 6lbs in 1976

@sharonelaineellis1642 5 лет назад

Do YOU have a picture of the "other" world record?

@nickleback3695 5 лет назад

just an't stand that a black man has the record.

@teamtier1005 4 года назад

Incorrect, like Nick leback said you can’t handle the fact that a black man has a record

@bigrooster6893 4 года назад

Why are you obsessed with his race you sound like a lefty snowflake.

@jeffylubefishing 4 года назад

good tip!

@kross7894 3 года назад

I wish he had told what he Caught It on...

@robertspurrier7494 4 года назад

The replica does not do justice on how fat the crappie was in pic

@bchappy5460 3 года назад

Came here because on the OTHER video he only says the “measurements “ and not the weight/pounds! 🙄🤫🤔. 5lbs

@larrybarclay5938 3 года назад

Wow that's a awesome fish and people

@JohnWick-dp6vp 3 года назад

That looks alot bigger than the picture

@mickeykenan3281 3 года назад

Headed out fishing right now .

@alecbaker13 3 года назад

Super impressive

@goldenpeoplesjr.7359 Год назад

Very nice 😊

@MatanuskaHIGH 3 года назад

I always though the world record crappie was 5lbs 15 ounces for both black and white crappie.

@davidmccartney1017 3 года назад

That's so amazing

@ccstandridge 3 года назад

The taxidermist should’ve mentioned that you don’t need to keep the fish to make the mount. Just as long as you have a way to measure it. That big boy could’ve been released to maybe set a new record one day.