article_snippet: A Missouri man has broken a state record after catching a whopping 140lb paddlefish.
article_snippet: 139lb hooked in at the same location in 2002.
article_snippet: The previous best was 139lb caught at the same location in 2002 .
article_snippet: It was then taken to the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery near Branson, Missouri, .
article_snippet: After weighing and measuring the fish, the record was ratified on Monday.
highlights_snippet: The previous best was 139lb caught at the same location in 2002 .
  