Giant goldfish caught in France
Generic koi carp (C) Shutterstock.
A man from Worcestershire had a giant surprise when he caught an enormous goldfish while angling in Champagne, France, as reported by BBC News.
While the average household pet goldfish weighs eight ounces – or approximately 0.2 kgs – this massive fish weighed in at a whopping 30kg.
Known at Bluewater Lakes where he resides as 'The Carrot', the goldfish is a hybrid of a leather carp and a koi carp, and has been at Bluewater Lakes for 20 years, proving himself to be a rare and difficult catch.
Andy Hackett, the angler who caught Mr Carrot, told BBC News about the catch: "With normal fish, you struggle to see them if they're just under the surface, but The Carrot is obviously bright orange so you can't miss it.
"[But] it's a much sought-after fish, not many people have caught it, it's quite elusive.”
After being weighed, and having had some obligatory photos taken, The Carrot was returned back to the lake, to evade more anglers.
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