Record catfish holder to speak at Bass Pro Shops in Cary tonight

Zakk Royce, the North Carolina blue catfish state record holder, will be giving a seminar tonight at 6 p.m. at the Cary Bass Pro Shops.

Zakk Royce of Blues Brothers Charters will share tips and tactics

I met Zakk Royce about a month after he set the new North Carolina state record for blue catfish. After discussing my personal best, 76-pound catfish (which is almost 30-pounds lighter than his record fish), I joked that maybe soon I would catch a bigger one, and break his record. His response surprised me.

“I hope so!” he said.

And he couldn’t have been more sincere. After all, he released his record fish unharmed so that some other angler might catch it one day. Now, he’s helping other anglers catch catfish just like he does. His latest seminar on catching big catfish will be at Bass Pro Shops in Cary, tonight, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m.

“I will also have a table set up before and after the seminar, so feel free to come by and hang out and ask me any questions,” said Royce.

Royce’s record-setting story is a unique one. He broke the record one night, and just after releasing that fish, he caught an even bigger one that shattered the record he’d just had certified.

And Royce didn’t just luck into his record catch. He runs Blues Brothers Charters, targeting (and catching) big blue catfish when he’s taking a break from his college courses. Listening to him talk for just a few minutes, it becomes evident how passionate he is for fishing, and for helping others catch big catfish.

Click here to read the original story of his record setting feat, and click here to visit the Blues Brothers website.

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