Fisherman lands monster carp and 2 world records

An angler is celebrating after reeling in a 'monster' catch which has earned him two world records.

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Angler catches record breaking carp - an act of cod?

An angler from Manchester has been left reeling after breaking two world records. Warren Harrison managed to catch the biggest brace of all time, consisting of two enormous mirror carp, during a fishing trip to Hungary.

The father-of-two from Denton, said he was amazed when he landed the monster fish. He was even more shocked when he went on to catch the biggest ever common carp in history, which weighed a whopping 90lb.

'It's bigger than Kylie Minogue!' - record breaking fisherman on his giant catch

An angler from Denton has spoken about catching the biggest common carp ever landed.

Warren Harrison, 52, caught a 94lb carp on a fishing trip in Hungary. He says the fish is bigger than popstar Kylie Minogue.

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Angler reels in 2 world records

William lands a monster carp Credit: William Donaldson

An angler is celebrating after reeling in a 'monster' catch which has earned him two world records. Warren Harrison, 52, managed to catch the biggest brace of all time, consisting of two enormous mirror carp, during a fishing trip to Hungary. Warren, who's from Denton, said he was amazed when he fished a 94lb and an 87lb mirror carp out of the lake, both within 24 hours.

Credit: William Donaldson

And he was even more shocked when he went on to catch the biggest ever common carp in history, which weighed a whopping 90lb, all at the Euro Aqua lake, in Hungary. Warren, who has been an angler for more than 30 years, said he was delighted with his achievement.

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