Caught a pretty big carp this morning in the Hot Ponds.

[Walleye Express]

GOT YA!!!!!!!

World record common carp landed

Fish Catches

17 February 2009 10:36

This is a picture of the largest common carp in the world - a colossal record-breaking beast weighing in at 85lb 9oz.

It was taken by German ace Dieter Markus Stein from a top-secret stillwater in his homeland, a venue which is regarded as one of the hardest lakes on the Continent where the gap between bites can somentimes run into months.

Incredibly, it is the second time the 31-year-old big carp fanatic has banked the monster specimen, which first graced his net almost two years ago weighing a 1lb 8oz less.

Dieter banked it this time while targeting the venue¹s elusive giant mirror carp, but was far from disappointed to see his old friend again.

He said: “The area of the lake I had been targeting had started to become quite busy with other anglers and because of the extra noise and commotion the fish activity slowed up as they moved out of the area. I decided to target an area which doesn¹t get fished. From November I began introducing whole and crumbed boilies to get their confidence up.†Dieter used a critically-balanced hookbait comprising half an Imperial Baits Carptrack Fish boilie bottom bait combined with half a pop-up. With a PVA stringer of three halved boilies tied to the hook, it proved too much for the huge specimen to resist, the bite coming at 5.30am after a short overnight session.

“I was hoping to catch one of the lake¹s big mirrors, but I certainly wasn¹t complaining to have the common at a new record. It put up such a powerful fight ¬ the best I¹ve ever experienced ¬ lasting over 20 minutes.†said Dieter.

If it keeps growing at its current rate, in a few years¹ time the huge common could break the overall world carp record, which stands at 91lb and was caught by Andre Komornicki from Les Graviers, France in October 2008.

[Nucleus]

Lol what a boilie beast.

That made my Koi carp pretty small:

Have a good one.

/Kjell

[j1musser]

Had me Dan, I never question what lies in the infamous Hot Ponds. Had some good time s there over the years. Always quite the interesting mix of fish in there.

[Vitalidle]

Dang Kjell now I know for sure your a fishing fanatic:D

[GLF]

I caught a 38lb carp on 12lb test, on the St. Joseph river and weighed it on a certified scale at Tackle Haven. This was a master angler carp. Unfortunately, I did not know at the time I had to get a picture of it in order for it to qualify for a master angler aware. I released it when the guy working at the store went inside. I did not know he went inside to get a camera.

Whats everyones BIGGEST carp?

[Walleye Express]

I speared one at the mouth of the kawkawlin back in the 60's that got into the Bay City times. It was almost 40 pounds. But can't remember the exact weight.