A 48-year-old angler from Colchester has landed one of the biggest mirror carp swimming in Spain's River Ebro - a fishing weighing a whopping 76lb 14oz!
Darren Davies was on a guided trip with coach Nick Shattock (Ebro Carp & Catfish Tours) on the Riba-Roja stretch of the river when the huge specimen took his bait.
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Incredibly, the fish was just one of over 60 carp the pair banked in the session, which included some 15 thirties and three forties. The huge mirror was in a totally different league, however, as guide Nick told us...
"The fight was heart-wrenching, as it ripped off line in the early stages," he said.
"It gave Darren some serious arm-ache and when we first saw it the nerves really kicked in.
"I have known about this fish since I saw it off Mequinenza Bridge around seven years ago.
"Somehow it has swam 25km from there and through Riba Dam, it was caught two years back by a Spanish local, so we know all about its adventure."
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The mammoth specimen fell to a homemade 22mm yellow boilie presented on a KD rig over 5kg of particles and Toffee flavoured freebies. The powerful creature was tamed on a Sonic rodand reel, with a size 6 Korda hook tied to 25lb RidgeMonkey Camo-X hooklink.
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