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3:18pm Monday 20th October 2008
ANGLER Andre Komornicki set a new world record on Thursday after catching a carp weighing an incredible six and a half stone.
Despite its size it took just ten minutes to reel in the 91lb monster and put it in the net.
It has now been officially confirmed as the biggest mirror carp ever caught - but it was thrown back into the lake where it came from.
Mr Komornicki, a father-of-three from Stable Lane, Seer Green, landed his catch at the 25-acre La Graviers complex near Dijon, France at 10pm.
He said: “We were fishing in the dark and it wasn’t until it was in the landing net and we shone a torch on it we realised how big it was.
“My English record is 33 and a half pounds, so this one was three times as big.”
Mr Komornicki, a 64-year-old British Airways employee, caught the fish on a regular rod and line but friend Sam Clare helped get it into the net.
He said: “Everyone’s over the moon. I have had all sorts of phone calls from friends.”
He added: “I did sink a few beers to celebrate.”
The previous world record of 89lbs had been also been set at La Graviers.
Last week’s trip to France was the second time Mr Komornicki had been fishing at the lake - and on his last visit he caught a carp weighing in at 60lbs.
But his record catch went back into the lake.
Mr Komornicki said: “I returned it to the lake so somebody else might have the pleasure of catching it. It might put on more weight, but sometimes they lose it.”
The record breaker was estimated to be 18 years old. Carp usually live to 25.
He started fishing with his father as a boy, and now regularly goes on trips to the Colne Valley and to a British Airways-owned lake at Rickmansworth.
He said: “It’s the quietness I like - you are able to watch the wildlife and you just chill out for a week.”
Steve Totteridge Hill, Totteridge Hill says...
9:51am Tue 21 Oct 08
Observer of, HW says...
7:32pm Tue 21 Oct 08
Kate0001, Bucks says...
2:28pm Wed 22 Oct 08
Nick Kay, Coleshill says...
8:14pm Wed 22 Oct 08
Steve Totteridge Hill, Totteridge Hill says...
9:11am Thu 23 Oct 08
Nick Kay wrote:I don't need to! And if some people are so sensitive that they can't see a little tongue in cheek fun at 9.51 in the morning, may I suggest they go to bed earlier.
Some of the above comments are a very sad but true reflection of the state of the present British mentality, that when someone does somthing of note, in this case Mr Komornicki catching this superb fish, that we cannot just be happy for him and congratulate him on his achievement. "Congratulations Mr Komornicki!" And a question to the reader who so eloquently described the Polish work force, who come to our contry and happily take on work that our own workers seem reluctant to do, as the ones who feast on our swans!Do you not have anything better to be doing at 9.51am on a Tuesday morning? Take a leaf out of the swan eaters book and get out to work!!!!
Steve Totteridge Hill, Totteridge Hill says...
9:14am Thu 23 Oct 08
Steve of Penn, Penn says...
9:57pm Sun 26 Oct 08
Steve Totteridge Hill, Totteridge Hill says...
9:34am Tue 4 Nov 08
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AP, HWyc says...
3:48pm Mon 20 Oct 08
Anglers get moaned at enough for doing nothing wrong and saying they throw fish back into the lake will not aid their cause to fish in peace.
And nice work Mr Komornicki :)