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Andy Hackett catches the Carrot, elusive 30kg leather carp-koi hybrid released into fishing lake 20 years ago

Andy Hackett, 42, landed the record-breaking 67.4-pound fish called The Carrot in France.

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The huge fish is caught by a Kidderminster man in the Champagne region of France.

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The angler came across hybrid species, a mix of a koi carp and a leather carp, both of whom are typically orange

Andy Hackett from Kidderminster lands the "elusive" beast while on a trip to France.

A fisherman from the UK is likely to enter the history books after catching what could be the largest goldfish ever seen or heard of.

42-year-old Andy Hackett caught the fish while fishing at Bluewater Lakes in Champagne, France, one of the world's premier carp fisheries.

The angler who caught the fish, Andy Hackett, said it was a 25-minute battle to pull the giant orange carp out of the water,