Yahoo Sports · May 10, 2025
Insurance broker catches world’s largest carp
David Knock is celebrating after breaking a world record for catching this monster carpAn insurance broker from Essex has reeled in a world record-breaking common carp while on holiday in Hungary.
David Knock was left shaking and close to tears during a 20-minute battle with the fish, which weighed almost as much as a teenage boy.
The Billericay angler’s 105lb common carp beat the existing record for the species by almost 1lb.
The 53-year-old, on holiday with his friend Russ Bryant, lured the 8st freshwater fish at the Euro Aqua fishery in Lake Balaton, western Hungary, using maggots as bait.