WORLD RECORD CARP

The current world record carp fish The Scar was caught again recently at 87lb.

Last year the Les Graviers mirror carp broke the world record at 99lb.

A German team has won the 2011 World Carp Classicheld at Lac de Madine in September.

The winning total weight was 832lb (377,6 kg) and a record number of 20kg+ carp were captured this year.

Just recently a new French record common carp was caught at French fishery Etang La Saussaie.

The 88lb specimen was captured by Korda's Damian Clarke, and came just a little short to break the current world record common carp.

A new record common carp has been caught at French public water Lac de Saint-Cassien in southern France near the Côte d'Azur.

British angler Paul Roberts caught the biggest ever Cassien common carp at 68lb.