World's Largest Carp

A Thai fisherman has caught what is believed to be the largest carp in the history. Weighing in at 260lbs, the fish is 172lb heavier than the old record of 88lbs. [via]

Update: There has been speculation in the comments that the photo may be fake. I'm not too sure although I would probably say that it is real (if it's on the Internet it has to be real!). I've found another photo from what would appear to be a reputable source. I'm yet to come across a video.

Taken from the website...

Though Kik had no problem to land successfully the grandma carp, we had to cope next with a bunch of difficulties to manage a proper photo session. For such a catch of a lifetime no need to say how much one wants to immortalize both the fish and the moment of life at its best.

Let me tell you the task did not go easy. Kik had called an employee of Bung Sam Lan to help him handle the mammoth carp for the photo session. But the duo were not strong enough to lift and keep the carp out of the water while my wife Lek and Kik's wife Pim were taking the photos. The boys were struggling in the water to handle the powerful grandma carp, getting slapped a few times by her powerful tail. Almost all the pics taken by Lek and Pim sadly turned out bad. A pity for such a catch of a lifetime! I had to delete almost all of them except for about a dozen of almost decent ones I saved.

Comments

[Sam]

Theres no way that can be real.

Looks like a shop to me

[RAzOR]

FAKE! No way those two can hold up something that big the way they are.