30kg Spanish carp and some more


Posted on December 9, 2008 - Filed Under Fish, Fishing

This was not a story I wanted to print at first but after some careful thought I decided to run this small news article. The reason I did not want to run the story was because of the way the carp was most probably treated. Finally I am running the news as it demonstrates what is or can still going on today in Spain, and actually in the end we have a somewhat happier ending worth a mention! A fisherman from Extremadura has landed a massive Royal Mirror Carp of over 30kg from a lake in Extremadura. The fish as seen in the photo maxed out the Anglers digital scales at 29.999kg. The fish was therefore probably somewhat heavier than 30kg. Making it a bit of a monster carp. The Angler who caught this fish (at the time), was thinking about taking it home with him, however he was stopped by two other carp Anglers on the lake and advised to return the fish which he did. It’s great to see that local Carp fishermen who practice catch and release can intervene and stop someone from potentially killing a giant spanish carp of this size. Tight lines.

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