Surpassing the previous state record by 22 pounds, the new Louisiana’s state record channel catfish weighed in at 50 pounds and had a girth of 24 inches. David landed the fish out of Buhlow Lake on April 3, 2007. The previous record was caught in January 2004 by Rebecca L. Connella.

Greer doesn’t give credit to “Luck” or “being at the right place at the right time” for his record setting catch. Instead, was due to divine intervention.

“I haven’t been to church in 15 years,” David said. “That evening, when I arrived, I looked up in the sky and said, ‘Lord, if you will let me catch a fish 3-foot or better, I’ll start going back to church.’ Needless to say, he answered my prayer.”

David was using a No. 3 white perch hook and a shiner. Not liking the mess, Greer says he doesn’t fish with anything else.

“I like to tight line, so I have little bells on the end of my rod to let me know when I have a fish,” he said. “Suddenly, the bells started going crazy and my rod bent double. I grabbed it right away as my drag was screaming with the amount of line being taken off. I don’t like to set my drag too tight, because if you catch a big fish, it can snap your line.”

“I didn’t know what I had, but I managed to turn it,” Greer said. “It ran back to deep water and I turned it again. I was hollering and cussing, hoping that I wouldn’t lose whatever I had on the end of my line. This couple, who were about a 100 yards away, must have thought I was crazy. They didn’t know exactly what was going on.”

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Greer lands state record channel catfish