Carp in the news
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 12:00AM
El Guapo in News, european carp, fish in the news

A British angler has caught what is believed to be a world record carp.

The giant fish tipped the scales at 99lbs – just 1lb short to the 'holy grail' 100lb weight that every carp angler across the world dreams of catching.

LINK (Via: The Daily Mail)

Meanwhile Britain mourns the loss of yet another famous, albeit not to bright, carp.

British fishing enthusiasts are mourning the death of a 52-pound leather carp that was caught and set free an estimated 1,000 times during its lifetime.

She was the Dame Judi Dench of the fish world," said Ben Weir of Angler's Mail magazine.

LINK (Via: Field and Stream)

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