Frabiller Catches 2,600 Fish in 24 Hrs

The Guinness world record for the number of fish caught in a 24-hour period was 2,143 fish. That’s 89.3 fish per hour, or 1.5 fish a minute. Impressive, but note the word “was.”

A few days ago, Milwaukee’s Jeff Kolodzinski broke that record – which was his own that he set last year. This time he caught 2,649 fish in 24 hours, meaning 110.38 fish per hour or 1.84 fish per minute.

It sounds like Jeff was fishing in a bathtub full of starving bluegill…and he sort of was, meaning bluegill are always starving and he was fishing in Minnesota where the fish only get to eat for 2 months until the ice is in again.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Kolodzinski fished from a dock at Maynard’s Restaurant [on Lake Minnetonka] Friday and Saturday and caught predominantly bluegill and other panfish; all fish were released.

He uses maggots and other small live bait, a small, sensitive float and a long fishing rod that acts like a cane pole.

The fish hit, Kolodzinski lifts the rod to set the hook and pendulums the fish to his waiting hand. The fish are quickly unhooked and released and the hook is rebaited, if necessary. The entire sequence often takes less than 10 seconds.

Kolodzinski, 41, is a seven-time member of the U.S. World Fishing Team and works as VP of marketing at Frabill, Inc. a fishing tackle manufacturer in Jackson.

Like the Recycled Fish Fish-A-Thon covered earlier today, Jeff earned money for charity in this endeavor, in this case for Fishing For Life, a Minnesota-based non-profit that serves youth through fishing programs. Cool.

What’s this about a U.S. Fishing Team? Is there a Fishing Olympics or something?
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Here’s a bigger shot of Jeff on the dock, so you can see his full setup. Click to see it way bigger.