Eight-year-old Reese Perez had to sit down to land this roughly 60-pound Missouri catfish during spring break with his family. March 24 was a fishing day that Saul and Kali Perez had been planning for several years. The Wentzville family heard about huge blue catfish being caught from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers near St. Louis, so they decided spring break would be the perfect time to get on the water with their two kids. Around 8:30 a.m., when a rod bowed over in the one of the rod holders on Capt. Wally Maier’s 26-foot aluminum boat, Reese grabbed the reel handle and felt the biggest fish of his young life. Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ #fishing #fishingtrip #fishingseason #catfish #catfishing #bluecatfish #bluecat #catfishfishing #outdoors #nature #outdoorlife 🎥: Wally Maier / Kali Perez Story by: Bob McNally