South Dakota angler breaks 56-year pumpkinseed record with 1lb catch
A routine fishing trip on South Dakota's Wall Lake turned into a record-breaking moment for teenager Jack Backman after he caught a one-pound pumpkinseed, setting a new state record. Thinking he had hooked a crappie, Backman was surprised to discover the rare catch. The fish beat a 12-ounce state record that had stood since 1970.
A teenager named Jack Backman broke a 56-year-old pumpkinseed record in South Dakota while fishing with his friend Garrett Johnson on June 18. The two were fishing from Backman's 18-foot aluminum boat on Wall Lake near the town of Wall when Backman first spotted the fish using sonar. He initially thought he had caught a crappie but noticed the fish's colors when it was closer to the boat, realizing it was a pumpkinseed instead.
With a weight of exactly one pound, the catch surpassed the previous state record of 12 ounces set by Pat McCart in 1970.
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