Angler catches world's biggest carp
Angler Graham Slaughter shows off his record-breaking carp catch — the first in the world to weigh more than 40 kilos.It took him 20 minutes to land the mirror carp, which tipped the scales at a whopping 40.188kg (6st 3lbs). Graham, 42, of Worksop, Notts, said: “To be first to break the elusive 40kg mark is a great feeling.”
Celebrating pals then dunked him in the lake in Bordeaux, France.
Source: The Sun
Tags: Carp | Fish | Record
Labels: Animal, Feats and Record
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mmmm... the worlds biggest carp are the siamese carp in thailand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_barb
http://www.mrcmekong.org/img/programmes/fisheries/cc_v12_2/cc_12_206.gif
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