Travis Uebinger is the first Missouri record breaker of 2023 after catching an 11-pound, 5-ounce blue sucker Jan. 15 from the Osage River. (Missouri Department of Conservation image)
The first state fishing record of the year in Missouri is also worthy of a world record.
It may not be the most sought-after record, but Travis Uebinger's 11-pound, 5-ounce blue sucker caught on Jan. 15 on the Osage River not only shattered the state record, it weighed more than the International Game Fish Association-recognized world record of 2 pounds, 12 ounces, established April 12, 2022 by Steven Wozniak on the White River in...