mike rousseau Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 91 pounds 6 ounces... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 They sure don't get any prettier as they get bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Wow !!!! That's huge !!!! How could that beast even swim ?? Where was it caught ?? Must have been quite the tug of war that's for sure !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The record bounces back and forth between 5 or 6 European fish in what are anything but wild circumstance in private lakes/swims, and are fed and fattened like any other livestock. These pigs are known by name. This one is Mary. Other past record holders are Eric and Scar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Boy o boy would my roses love to see that fatty, chopped up and planted at their roots! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Check out the guitar pics on that sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJackson Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Mary's got a big Ol Butt! Awesome fish! RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Bigugli is right. They fish for domestic animals in Europe. They have been bred to grow very rapidly for the market. Mike . Take a look at the tail on that thing and compare it to the fish you catch on the St. Lawrence. A thirty from the Larry could tow that thing unto it's death. HH I am sure your neighbours would love to smell 90 lbs of rotting fish in your yard. Not to mention the affectionate attentions of every cat, skunk, raccoon and bluebottle fly from 20 km around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 That is grossly huge, almost looks like those doctored photos on the web of the gigantic dog but as Lorne says, I'll take a 30lb wild Canadian Carp for the fight. I'd still love to fish some of these European waters like Gigantica and Rainbow Been passing these days watching the Korda DVD's #3 through #6 (which is on You Tube in it's entirety) and really getting the itch to start this years carp session. All I know is my shopping list keeps getting longer watching those DVD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 This one is from Germany.... And yes it's name is "Mary" In England and Europe... Most waters are privately owned... Owners remove small carp from the lakes leaving only the bigger ones to feed on the hundreds of pounds of bait put in the lake weekly.... They end up rediculously fat like this one... And from what I've watched online... It's like dragging in a huge lump of a fish... Not many runs... Just some head shakes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Been passing these days watching the Korda DVD's #3 through #6 (which is on You Tube in it's entirety) and really getting the itch to start this years carp session. All I know is my shopping list keeps getting longer watching those DVD's Ya, I gotta admit, those Korda vids got me through the winter as I wait for my favourite carp haunts to heat up. I got DVD vid #4 and #5 free from Fishing World in Hamilton. They have 'em in the back with all their carp stuff, for anyone interested. Edited March 21, 2013 by Mike Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Bigugli is right. They fish for domestic animals in Europe. They have been bred to grow very rapidly for the market. Mike . Take a look at the tail on that thing and compare it to the fish you catch on the St. Lawrence. A thirty from the Larry could tow that thing unto it's death. HH I am sure your neighbours would love to smell 90 lbs of rotting fish in your yard. Not to mention the affectionate attentions of every cat, skunk, raccoon and bluebottle fly from 20 km around. Three feet down, totally covered in dirt... no smell, no cats, no racoons... the worms go in, the worms go out! lol Heck, leave it with it's mouth just above ground level and I could use it to stake the roses! LOL HH Edited March 21, 2013 by Headhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
family guy Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 That thing is HUGE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Wow. If that ones 90 lb there's a few in the lower Niigata tipping the 50'mark you would need 200 pound braid and a marlin rod if they got Into the current tho. When I was a kid in NC my buddy's dad had a private lake about 3 acres in size. We were only allowed to fish one day a week ( he diddnt want the fishe pressured, he would feed the catfish an entire big bag of dog food once a week, from the end of the dock and there were some monsters inthere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 We used to feed leftover bread and toast from the Haida's galley to the monsters in Ontario Place back in the early 70's. No doubt there are a lot of 50lb fish in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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