NW Missouri man sets fishing record with bow and arrow

Jonathan Randall of Smithville became a Missouri record holder when he shot this river carpsucker using a bow and arrow at Smithville Lake in early May. The new "alternative method" record river carpsucker weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 24 and ¾ inches (Photo courtesy MDC) — Jonathan Randall of Smithville became a Missouri record holder when he shot this river carpsucker using a bow and arrow at Smithville Lake in early May. The new “alternative method” record river carpsucker weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces, and measured 24 and ¾ inches (Photo courtesy MDC)

SMITHVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A northwest Missouri man has caught a record-breaking fish using a bow and arrow.

The Department of Conservation on Monday announced Smithville resident Jonathan Randall broke state records in alternative fishing for snagging the river carpsucker.

In bowfishing, fishers use a bow or crossbow that shoots an arrow attached to a string, then they haul in their catch.

The carpsucker Randall caught from Smithville Lake weighed 9 pounds, 10 ounces. It was more than two feet long.

The previous record holder’s fish weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.