LINCOLN, NEB. ? A huge 4-pound, 8-ounce black crappie caught from a farm pond has been confirmed as the new Nebraska state record for that species.

Allen Paap of Nebraska City caught the 19-inch crappie on red and white Road Runner while fishing the evening of June 15.

The previous state record black crappie was a 4-pound, 4-ounce fish taken from a sandpit in Douglas County near Omaha in April 1997.