83 lb carp from Wingham

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Re: 83 lb carp from Wingham

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I take my hat off to the captor for returning it without a fuss and loads of trophy shots. The fish swam off strongly and the captor certainly isn't making a record claim with it, although after Roddy Porter and Alex White's captures of the Mid Northants fish which took the record from The Old 38 that Chris yates caught. The BRFC would probably have accepted it.
He was fishing blind in a very special place and wouldn't have known what fish was coming along, indeed the weight has shocked everyone anyway.
At least now when the next force fed fish comes along and is stocked and caught within a week we can say, yes, but it isn't as heavy as the Wingham fish which had lived its life there.

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Oh dear that's not a well fish....shame, but such is....
My hat goes off too, to the captor for not putting in a record claim.
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Re: 83 lb carp from Wingham

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A great shame the fish can't be helped, sad really.
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Carp, Carping - Carpe Diem - sadly no more than mere platitudes. How about a home grown 100, 125? When you look at how carpfishing has become a numbers game (Ibs & £'s) it sincerely worries me that in the long run that's how all our beloved fish & fishing will end up. Let's face it Barbel & Tench are not that far behind. Now who would prefer a Gudgeon?
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Re: 83 lb carp from Wingham

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poisoned by being fed on high protien boilies, so sad

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Is it possibly in the same condition as Yatesy's 'Pot of Gold' fish which was probably over 44lb when landed but twice the size?
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Re: 83 lb carp from Wingham

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Chubman wrote: Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:01 am poisoned by being fed on high protien boilies, so sad
I very much doubt that is the case.

Nevertheless, it is sad to see a carp in this condition. Much respect to the captor for not claiming the record or seeking glory. There are certainly some around who would have.
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It certainly has that ancient fish look about it in Shaun’s first post. I have no idea or opinion on what may be wrong with the fish, to attain such a weight gain so quickly, but I agree with a previous post, it is sad that it couldn’t be helped in some way. Or at least kept in a place it could be monitored for a while.
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Re: 83 lb carp from Wingham

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Bubbling bariatrics batman!

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Re: 83 lb carp from Wingham

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Poor thing looks in a terrible state. Shame, it's such a handsome carp with a fabulous scale pattern.

As for "Poisoned by boilies" :roll: Just pulled this from the Net

Dropsy is the buildup of fluid inside the body cavity or tissues of a fish. As a symptom rather than a disease, it can indicate a number of underlying diseases, including bacterial infections, parasitic infections, or liver dysfunction.

and

Dropsy in koi is not a disease, but rather the result of some other cause. ... The Aeromonas or Pseudomonas bacterium is usually the culprit behind a bloated koi with bacterial dropsy. Parasites penetrate and damage the skin of a fish then the bacterial infection sets in.

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