For angler Andy Hackett, any fin is possible.
Hackett, a 42-year-old fisherman from the U.K., recently caught a goldfish so massive that people are calling it a “monster.”
Angler Andy Hackett holds ‘The Carrot,’ a huge fish weighing almost 70 lbs., which he caught in Champagne, France.
Courtesy / Bluewater Lakes
“I knew it was a big fish when it took my bait and went off side to side and up and down with it. Then it came to the surface 30 or 40 yards out and I saw that it was orange.
“It was brilliant to catch it but it was also sheer luck.”
It took Hackett about 25 minutes to reel The Carrot in. Once he had her, he slipped her out of the water for a few quick photos and she was released.
A video posted by the fishery shows Hackett gently placing her back into the water before she gives a few splashes and swims off.
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