While fishing in France, a British man caught a monster-sized carp nicknamed “the carrot,” which weighed nearly 70 pounds.
Andy Hackett, 42, made the find while fishing Bluewater Lakes in Champagne, France. The 20-year-old female carp weighed 67.5 pounds.
The catch is prized by anglers because of its coloration, with most giant carp being pale or brownish, USA Today reported.
“I knew it was a big fish when it took my bait and went side to side and up and down with it,” Hackett told the Daily Mail. “Then it surfaced 30 or 40 yards away, and I saw it was orange.” .
“It was brilliant to catch him, but it was also pure luck,” he added.
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Andy Hackett, 42, holds a nearly 70-pound carp, nicknamed “The Carrott,” that he caught in France.
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He said he spent 25 minutes catching the fish.
Bluewater Lakes is a premier carp fishery, according to the newspaper. It is so popular that guests have to book well in advance.
“La Zanahoria” was returned to the lake. A video posted by the fishery shows Hackett holding the giant fish before putting it back in the water.
The giant fish was stored 15 years ago “as something different for anglers to try to catch,” Jason Cowler, spokesman for Bluewater Lakes, told FTW Outdoors.
“It’s not the largest resident of the lake, but it is the most prominent,” he said.
Orange carp were caught about nine times last fishing season, Cowler said. In February, he broke the 60-pound mark.
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“I always knew The Carrot was there, but I never thought I’d get it,” Hackett said.
