NJ State Record Bowfin caught by 8yr old Pierce Dopkin

[KenBeam]

My friend's eight year old Son caught the New Jersey State Record Bowfin the other day!! 11lbs 8.5oz!..... Congratulations Pierce Dopkin! Way to catch 'em up young man! #VerifiedStateRecord

https://image.ibb.co/bBS8Ev/20526326_10209890536084803_4475466965295690942_n.j pg

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[23cardinal]

That's an amazing catch. Then at his age. Damn.

Bowfins any good to eat?

[tycomps]

two hands and a lean to lift it, man that's good stuff!!!

[henro]

That's awesome!

[Jigman13]

That's huge. His effort to hold it up is priceless.

Any details???

[meatwad555]

Nice job lil man that's quite an accomplishment.

[icebadger]

:eek::eek::eek:outstanding catch pierce congrats on a state record bowfin , you da man:cool::cool:

[AndyS]

Congrats to the kid with the new State Record !!!

[Hookmanski]

Congrats!! Thats a monster!!!! What an awesome accomplishment for a kid his age.

[Riz]

congrats . that's awesome :D

[Fred E. Goose]

Whoa! That one should keep him and all his lil buddies hooked (on fishing) for life :D

Great to see.

[Chrisper4694]

wow that's awesome! i think all i caught was a few sunfish and perch maybe a few times when i was a kid and nothing since til i was 25! he's way a head of the game haha.