Man reels in 71-pound catfish in Des Moines, Iowa

Man reels in 71-pound catfish close to downtown Des Moines

Up to date: 9:32 PM CDT Jun 21, 2022

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A COUPLE OF IOWANS HAD A BIG WEEKEND ON THE WATER. CHECK THIS OUT – THEY REELED IN A 71- POUND CATFISH IN DES MOINES! JESSE RICHARD AND GREG SIECK SHARED THIS VIDEO. THEY RUN A YOUTUBE CHANNEL CALLED – OUTDOOR X MEDIA. YOU CAN SEE SIECK REELING IN THE MASSIVE FISH – AND THEN SLINGING IT OVER HIS SHOULDER. RICHARD SHARED HIS EXPERIENCE – AS SOON AS HE FELT THE BITE. <1:42 – 1:55 AS SOON AS WE STARTED FIGHTING IT – I MEAN I THINK I SAID IN THE VIDEO I THOUGHT IT COULD BE 70 POUNDS. AND YEAH, IT JUST PULLING AND WE JUST TRYING TO GET IN THE BOAT AS FAST AS WE COULD.> THEY SNAPPED A FEW PHOTOS – BEFORE RETURNING THE BIG FISH BACK INTO THE WATER

Man reels in 71-pound catfish close to downtown Des Moines

Up to date: 9:32 PM CDT Jun 21, 2022

Take a look at this massive catch in Des Moines.Greg Sieck shared an image of a 71-pound flathead catfish he caught Saturday close to downtown.Sieck runs the YouTube channel Outside X Media. He says they took some photographs earlier than releasing the large fish again into the water.The video will be seen right here.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Take a look at this massive catch in Des Moines.

Greg Sieck shared an image of a 71-pound flathead catfish he caught Saturday close to downtown.

Sieck runs the YouTube channel Outdoor X Media. He says they took some photographs earlier than releasing the large fish again into the water.

The video will be seen here.