Raphael Biagini didn’t know what he was getting himself in to when he set the hook on a fish in the south of France. As it turns out he had hooked in to the most legendary fish in the lake, and after a ten minute gruelling battle, he stepped in to the water and lifted this huge 30lb orange koi from the water. This fish was no stranger to the locals, in fact some had spent over six years trying to catch the legendary “giant goldfish.” The fish was released.
via Daily Mail
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I want that Fish, that would smash my record Carp and being a Koi into the bargain is even better!
WOW! See people…this is what happens when you flush fish down the toilet and your not sure if they are just sleeping or dead. lmao
Hmmm youd need a pretty big toilet to flush that bad boy! Damn thats a big Gold Fish!
There should be a horror movie about this fish.
When i read the article, i couldn’t believe the people that had wrote that it was a fake!…There’s some morons about, this 30lb Carp is still a baby compared to the full size they get, i think the record is still in France with the 86lb monster that was caught!
This Koi is 13 kg and had been catch the 5th september 2007 by Raphaël Biagini
Raphael Biagini check is FB wall http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2003614&id=1602652403&ref=mf
Yeah i’m sure the bloke who has the record was the record holder the year before, i think it was 82lb’s and the next year he ended up catching the same Fish but it had put 4lb on in the season and was up to 86lb.
That fish is huge!!!
it turns out that it is photoshoped notice the fish has no shadow but he does theres an article about it if you research it
Chris, the photo does not look shopped to me at all.. You ask where is the shadow, it’s right under the fish. Look at the tail and you can see it (as well as the golden reflection). Think I’m wrong about the shadow direction? Look at the orientation of the mans shadow. Exactly the same.
How about this photo from another angle?
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/International/ht_biagini_14_100917_ssv.jpg
If you ask me, the fish is absolutely real.
catch and release is the new fisherman ethic so this guy got his bragging rights and the fish can go back to attracting more fishermen or even tourists. think of all the tourist money that’s gone into the area around loch ness because of a hoax the locals have perpetuated.
On behalf of the carp thanks for releasing me.
Here in the States we shoot that kind of garbage fish.
Which is probably why there aren’t many legendary fish left in your waters.
Hey Joe Smith, you guys in the states shoot that king of garbage fish? Rather eat possum I guess? Nothing like some roadkill stew, huh? You must have a thick southern accent, or be related to Ted Nugent. Either way, your reply is the reason people think (and rightly so) that the US has the dumbest population on the planet.Incidentally (yes Joe Smith, that’s a real big word), this is a pretty decent fish, but this guy is performing one of the oldest tricks in the book. He’s holding the fish as far out in front of him as he can while trying to hide his hands, making it appear even larger than it is. All pro anglers do it for the magazines. Shadow is irrelevant. It’s reflection you should be looking for, and it’s there at least partially where the tail comes into contact with the water. No photoshop necessary.
Has nobody noticed that the three fingers holding the fish’s head up are much larger than the hand holding the tail? I agree that its probably photo-shopped.
magikarp
Nope nobody noticed that. Has your optometrist noticed that you need glasses? Or maybe a stronger prescription?
Morley must be as dumb as “Joe Smith” if he/she thinks some backwoods hick who would shoot a magnificent animal is representative of an entire country. Luckily in the States we shoot that kind of garbage person. Joe and Morley watch out.
That fish is awesome!
Having read this I believed it was rather enlightening. I appreciate you finding the time and effort to put this information together.
I once again find myself personally spending a significant amount of time both reading and leaving comments.
But so what, it was still worthwhile!
I think the fish is real, however the guy could be photoshopped?