Nebraska fishing guide George Thompson knew exactly where he was headed Sunday, when he launched his boat on the Missouri River along with his two sons.⁠ ⁠ He says they’d hooked something huge the week prior on the stretch north of Council Bluffs, where the river forms the border between Nebraska and Iowa. After finding a deep hole on the Iowa side to anchor on, Thompson cast out a catfish rig baited with cut skipjack. He says the take was fairly soft, but once the fish turned into the current, he couldn’t stop it from peeling drag. With the monster catfish swimming in heavy current, Thompson had to bring in his anchor and chase after it. The fish pulled them over to the Nebraska side, then over to the Iowa side and back a few times. He battled the fish for around 30 minutes before finally netting it boatside. A DNR official met them at the certified scale, where he measured the fish at 60 inches long. It weighed 105 pounds, which was more than enough to replace the 21-year-old Iowa re...