Revealed: 94lb public-lake carp world best
This giant common carp could go down in history as one of the most impressive carp captures of all time.
The colossal fish weighed in excess of 94lb, which makes it special enough, but it also came from a public-access venue almost 12,000 acres in size.
Publicity-shy Dutchman Vincent Keetman caught the fish – thought to be the biggest ever from a public venue – from France’s notorious Lac du Der Chantecoq.
This sprawling water was the scene of Darrell Peck’s mammoth summer session last year that ended in the mystery torching of his van.
As reported in Angling Times previously, sketchy details of the capture and poor-quality images of the fish circulated last autumn, but Vincent was only persuaded to make the catch public last week.
He released two images to bait firm Sticky, which said it was the biggest ever caught using its boilies.
Sticky’s Jake Wildbore said: “We have great pleasure in posting a picture of the largest known carp ever caught from a public-access venue worldwide, and certainly the biggest carp ever caught using our bait!
“It is truly a fish of a lifetime!” he added.