The Carrot tipped the scales at 67.4 pounds. “‘It was brilliant to catch it but it was also sheer luck,” added Hackett who spent a whopping 25 minutes reeling the monster in. “Then it came to the surface 30 or 40 yards out and I saw that it was orange. “‘I knew it was a big fish when it took my bait and went off side to side and up and down with it,” the angler recalled. The Carrot had largely eluded capture until earlier this month when it was hooked by Hackett. “She is very elusive.” The Carrot tipped the scales at 67.4 pounds. “Since then it has grown and grown, but it doesn’t often come out,” he said. This particular specimen, which is reportedly 20 years old, was apparently introduced to the lakes 15 years ago “as something different for the anglers to try to catch,” Blue Water Lakes spokesperson Jason Cowler told USA Today. Not a goldfish per se, the Fanta-colored freak of nature is actually a hybrid species of leather carp and koi carp, ornamental fish commonly found in ponds. “I always knew The Carrot was in there but never thought I would catch it,” Hackett, a Worcestershire-based company director, said of the would-be Goldzilla. A Facebook post detailing the man’s catch of a lifetime is currently blowing up on Facebook.Īndy Hackett, 42, landed the behemoth, aptly nicknamed The Carrot, while fishing at Bluewater Lakes in Champagne, France, one of the world’s premier carp fisheries, the Daily Mail reported. Hero dad was fishing with son when he drowned saving 2 kids in Pennsylvania creekĪ UK fisherman became the envy of anglers everywhere after reeling in a nearly 70-pound monster goldfish - potentially the world’s largest. Video shows rare pink dolphin spotted off Louisiana Kayaker hooks Great White Shark while fishing for bass: ‘What the f–k was that?’ Boy catches exotic fish in neighborhood pond with this unique trait
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