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World’s Largest Carp Caught by Thai Fisherman



WeirdAsiaNews reports that a Thai fisherman caught what is believed to be the largest carp in history.  It weights about 260 lbs, while the old record was only 88 lbs.

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When I first saw the photo above, something didn’t quite seem right. I didn’t think it was a Photoshop job. But the fish did look a little “light” and maybe artificial. What do you think?

However, I dug around on the web and amongst the scepticism on various other blogs, found a couple of news sites that seemed to legitimise the catch.

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FishingMagic.com reports that the Jean-Francois Helias’ Fishing Adventures Thailand team caught this carp, and they’re actually known to be the most professional pro guides for freshwater sport fishing in South East Asia. The carp is also of the Siamese Giant Carp variety – with a size us Europeans aren’t used to.

In addition, the exact weigh of the fish could not be recorded accurately as there wasn’t a large enough set of scales to hand. Forget weighing it later – carp anglers apparently almost all operate catch and release, and certainly in a fishing guide business like this, you’d want to let the fish go so you can catch it again.

Here’s another shot of the fisherman struggling to control the fish:

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Read more on FishingMagic.com

See the news on the DailyMail.co.uk

Via WeirdAsiaNews

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21 comments   |    |  categories : Culture, Thailand

21 Responses to “World’s Largest Carp Caught by Thai Fisherman”

  1. george says:

    that is one amaising fish do you have any tips



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