{
  "id": 43724,
  "title": "South Dakota angler breaks 56-year pumpkinseed record with 1lb catch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/south-dakota-angler-breaks-56-year-pumpkinseed-record-with-1lb-catch",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/jack-backman-thought-he-had-caught-a-crappie-while-fishing-for-walleye-certified-scales-showed-the-one-pound-pumpkinseed-had-broken-south-dakotas-record-from-1970/articleshow/132804761.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}