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| | | Author: | Stuart9  | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 08:21 | | Subject: | Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 182 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Wow, 67lbs in weight.
What a goldfish. 
Genuine photo but not mine.
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| | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 08:35 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Stuart9 writes:
| | Wow, 67lbs in weight.
What a goldfish.
Genuine photo but not mine.
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That explains the size of
compared to this guy
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| | | | | Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 09:38 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| 😧😧😧 HOLY CARP!! (excuse the crude joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣)
Where was it caught?
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| | | | | | | Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 11:01 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| It was caught by an angler from Kidderminster, North Worcestershire ( where I
moved from ) in a lake in France known for large carp.
Only caught by a few people over the years but is well known and apparently goes
by the nickname Carrot.
The write up says it’s a cross between a Leather carp ( real fish ) and a Koi
carp, the orange has to come from the Koi.
In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | 😧😧😧 HOLY CARP!! (excuse the crude joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣)
Where was it caught?
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 11:03 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | 1001bricks | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 11:40 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, BricksOfFaith writes:
| | In Off Topic, Stuart9 writes:
| | It was caught by an angler from Kidderminster, North Worcestershire ( where I
moved from ) in a lake in France known for large carp.
Only caught by a few people over the years but is well known and apparently goes
by the nickname Carrot.
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I’d love to be able to hook a beast like that! 😂
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I wouldn't - I have respect and empathy for life forms.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2022 02:23 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Stuart9 writes:
| | […] in a lake in France […] apparently goes by the nickname Carrot.
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Hmm, “in France” you say, then that would be “Carotte”
And I don’t think it had any say in its nickname: “muet comme une carpe” (mute
as a carp / silent as the grave) is a French saying 
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| | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 10:24 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | | | Author: | SDF_Bricks | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 10:34 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Stuart9 writes:
| | Wow, 67lbs in weight.
What a goldfish.
Genuine photo but not mine.
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Can't be genuine ... too heavy for the guy to be standing in that position.
Come on guys, don't forget the laws of physics. Such heavy fish would make
the person tip forward and fall. If it were genuine, the guy would have to lean
backwards to compensate for the weight of the fish and not fall. Those fake photos
are made by people who're good at Photoshop, but got no clue at physics.
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| | | | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 10:57 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, SDF_Bricks writes:
| | Can't be genuine ... too heavy for the guy to be standing in that position.
Come on guys, don't forget the laws of physics. Such heavy fish would make
the person tip forward and fall. If it were genuine, the guy would have to lean
backwards to compensate for the weight of the fish and not fall. Those fake photos
are made by people who're good at Photoshop, but got no clue at physics.
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He's standing waist deep in water… Maybe that helps him balance? There are
plenty of photos on google images taken from multiple angles. I know that goldfish
can get pretty big in the wild.
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| | | | | | | Author: | BricksOfFaith | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 11:01 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | | | | | Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 16:17 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| There is no reason this can't be a genuine photograph. First, there are
many verified records of Carp from various locations weighing over 60 pounds.
Also, the girth and length ratio certainly looks correct for a very heavy fish.
Also, the fisherman is in the water, and although we can't see, he may just
possibly be on his knees. (That's my position in many of my fish pictures).
The pose shown is very common for dozens of pictures of truly large fish, which
are not fakes. Plus, lots of people lift and carry weights up to 100 pounds and
more, without falling forward onto their faces.
The only thing that made me question this picture is the outlandish colour. Certainly
it is not a "goldfish", (Carassius auratus). But the explanation that this is
actually a koi-carp hybrid is reasonable, given that koi have been weighed in
at over 40 kilograms.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 16:27 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Another important consideration related to the angler's ability to strike
this pose is that it is likely the fish was held for only two or three seconds.
To ensure the most gentle and safest handling of a trophy catch for live release,
t is best practice to keep the fish in the water, until the cameraman says "go",
and then lift, snap the picture, and lower the fish. Total time held up literally
only a second or two.
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 16:36 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Probably got a kiss from the angler too, not something I would do but not uncommon
for a specimen like this.
Fish will be held below water until it gives a kick with it’s tail and swims
away, not released until it’s strong enough to swim away under it’s own steam.
In Off Topic, calebfishn writes:
| | Another important consideration related to the angler's ability to strike
this pose is that it is likely the fish was held for only two or three seconds.
To ensure the most gentle and safest handling of a trophy catch for live release,
t is best practice to keep the fish in the water, until the cameraman says "go",
and then lift, snap the picture, and lower the fish. Total time held up literally
only a second or two.
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| | | | | Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Nov 22, 2022 16:19 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| What a beautiful animal.
Thanks for sharing this.
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| | | | | Author: | Sadler_Bricks | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2022 02:27 | | Subject: | Re: Thought I’d share. | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Oh wow. Thats one big fish lol.
Sadler_bricks
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