Fishing happiness feels different for everyone. Some are probably happy if they catch anything at all. A Brit is now making global news with the fish he caught. Because the “carrot” is record-breaking.
When most people think of goldfish, they think of aquariums where the fish scurry around or garden ponds where they do their rounds. In France, however, an angler has now landed a specimen that far exceeds these expectations.
The company Bluewater Lakes reported on Facebook earlier this month that a goldfish had been caught there that weighed a good 33 kilograms. But it is only now that the news of the monster capture is spreading. Accordingly, the Briton Andy Hackett caught the fish in the lake of a fish farm in the Grand Est region. It is a hybrid of carp and koi, writes the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
She quotes the company’s manager as saying the fish is said to be around 20 years old. The fish, known as “carrot” because of its orange color, was released into the Bluewater Lakes 20 years ago. Since then he has repeatedly evaded attempts to catch him. Fisheries manager Jason Cowler said the fish had continued to grow for 20 years. “But he doesn’t come out often.”
And this time, too, the “carrot” didn’t make it easy for Hackett. The man, from Kidderminster in Worcestershire, spent 25 minutes landing the fish, the newspaper reported. The fish is said to be the second largest of its kind ever caught.
Hackett, 42, said, “I always knew the carrot was in there, but I never thought I’d catch it.” It was immediately clear to him that he had a big fish on his hook. “Then it surfaced 30 or 40 meters away and I saw that it was orange.” It was pure luck that he finally caught the “carrot”. Hackett posed for a photo with his catch before re-launching the orange giant. According to media reports, the Brit then celebrated his catch with a cup of tea.