Bobby Parkhurst thought he had made a record-breaking catch.
And he had … that is, unti the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks removed his record fish from the state records list.
Parkhurst reeled in the 18 inch, 4.07 pound white crappie at the Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake Number 2 on March 5th of last year. The Topeka angler was actually ready to throw the fish wihtout measuring it, unti he was encouraged by family and friends who suggested it might break the state record. The previous record was 17.5 inches and 4.02 pounds set by Frank Miller of Eureka in 1964.
Then, on April 20th, game wardens came to Parkhurst's home with a search warrant and seized the fish. K-D-W-P officials say there was an error in the listed weight of the fish on the paperwork, adding that had Parkhurst filled out the application correctly, it would not have qualified for the state revord.
Parkhurst insists he filled out the forms correctly and says he just wants his fish returned. K-D-W-P will not release any more information on the investigation because it is still an active case.
