A fisherman was shocked to learn that his “monster catch” had broken a state record in Missouri.

But that wasn’t the only record he broke.

George Chance of Festus noted March 19 that the 97-pound bighead carp he caught in the Mississippi River not only represented a state record catch, but also broke a world record.

“They told me it was a state record, and I said, ‘You can’t be serious,'” he said in an interview with the Missouri Department of Conservation. “Then later they said, ‘That’s not just a state record, that’s a world record!’ and I said, ‘You can’t be serious!’ I had no idea that was going to happen when I woke up that morning.”

Chance’s fish, described by state officials as a “monster,” broke the previous state line fishing record of 80 pounds. The world record was 90 pounds.

He said he was fishing for catfish when he hooked what he initially thought was a flathead. Chance said he fought the fish for 20 minutes before he was able to bring it to shore.

“The more he struggled, the more I saw his tail and knew it was some kind of carp,” he told state officials. “I was able to hook him with a hay rod and get him out of the water. He looked to weigh at least 50 or 60 pounds.”

The fish, of course, turned out to be much larger.

He later discovered that the invasive fish was full of eggs and may have spawned that spring.

“I chopped up the fish and put it in my garden,” Chance said. “I’m going to eat it in the form of tomatoes and cucumbers.”

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