By then my legs were shaking because I just had a feeling it was a lump. The setup held strong and the fish was soon sliding over the cord and into the net. Please refresh the page and try again.Advnture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I knew instantly it was not small – you can just tell the difference from a head shake. Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement.Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Job done – that’s what we’d gone for!Friday night was party night in the clubhouse. We had a Facebook group running, so the anticipation was building until the day finally came.Plans were made to meet at the Folkestone tunnel for 7am and 12 hours later we were having a few beers at our hotel. We were both buzzing and we knew we would not have a better chance of bagging a big ‘un. All company, product and service names used in this website are for identification purposes only. Specialist lands a 105 lb 14 oz mirror carp, the biggest ever to a British angler.Ian Burton fed 500 kg of hemp and 50 kg of Mainline High Impact boilies to take a huge hit of big carp from Hungary’s record-breaking Euro-Aqua fishery.The unprecedented stocks of big carp in the 28-acre lake are used to seeing lots of bait, as owner Alex Horvath piles in up to four tonnes of maize a week.In total, Ian matted 71 carp in ten nights, including another giant of 91 lb, making it a World record brace of carp.The 49-year-old carper added two 80s, four 70s, seven 60s, nine 50s, 24 40s, 14 30s, seven 20s and two doubles.Derbyshire-based Ian said: “This was my third trip to Euro-Aqua in a year, but this time I drove there myself.“I fed 500 kg of hemp and 50 kg of High Impact boilies over ten nights, but it was well worth it, as I netted 71 carp.“The 105 lb carp was the only fish to give me a one-toner, as the other takes were very shy, the indicator just lifting and dropping, like you’d expect from a bream bite.“The 105 lb carp was an extremely hard-fighting fish, not just a heavy ‘lump’.“We had at least a five-minute stand-off, me trying to prevent it from getting into a snag that was roughly 90 yards distance from the bank. The carbon RidgeMonkey throwing stick had taken a hammering as I was fishing at 135 yards, but it sent the bait out there no problem at all.My mum had passed away a year earlier, and that night I looked up and asked her to have a little word with the carp gods. Jay Cater finds his efforts are rewarded in Hungary.A couple of years ago we booked a two-week trip to Hungary’s legendary Euro Aqua, and at times it seemed as if it would never arrive. At Euro Aqua you fish from a platform and this fish was smart, swimming under the staging three times. Dyes for Garden Ponds Algae and aquatic weed control for garden ponds and Pond Black for award winning designer water features.
All rights reserved. Our vision at Aqua Paradiso is to provide dedicated Carp Anglers the opportunity to fish the safest Specimen Carp Venue in South Africa for the best looking Mirror and Common Carp South of the Equator. The first casts were made and the atmosphere was electric. Euro Aqua has done it again, this time producing the first 50kg carp ever recorded. BA1 1UA. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners. It took approximately 20 minutes to land.“I became nervous, knowing that I was potentially about to beat my PB for the fourth time this year.“With it being my tenth carp of over 80 lb, I managed to keep my cool, getting her in the net on the first attempt,” said Ian.The World carp record stands at 112 lb 14 oz, a Euro-Aqua fish caught by Dutchman Michel Schoenmakers in 2018.Michel held the World carp brace best with mirrors of 95 lb 1 oz and 93 lb 6 oz, for an 188 lb 7 oz total, but that has now been surpassed by Ian’s pair of105 lb 14 oz mirror Ian Burton Euro-Aqua 2019104 lb 2 oz mirror Stephen Weir Euro-Aqua 2015102 lb mirror Luke Vanes Euro-Aqua 2018101 lb 8 oz mirror Warren Harrison Euro-Aqua 2017100 lb 8 oz common Colin Smith Etang La Saussaie 201399 lb 14 oz common Alan Munns Etang la Saussaie 201399 lb 12 oz common John Thorpe Etang La Saussaie 201399 lb mirror Ambrose Smith Graviers 201099 lb mirror Scott Phillips Graviers 201498 lb mirror Derek Fell Euro-Aqua 201496 lb mirror Sam Smith Euro-Aqua 2015All the latest inspiration, tips and guides to help you plan your next Advnture!Thank you for signing up to Advnture.