An angler has broken his own record for landing the world's heaviest carp - with the same fish he caught last time.
Gary Hagues, 34, hooked the 87lb 2oz fish while on a holiday he won for catching it last time, reports the Sun.
Derbyshire golf professional Gary battled for 30 minutes to land the carp at Rainbow Lakes in Bordeaux, France.
The fish had grown - it weighed 83lb 8oz the first time he caught it.
Gary said: "It was as strong-willed as it was the year before. Maybe it will get even bigger."
Experts said setting a new record twice with the same fish was a million-to-one chance.
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Experts? Experts in what? I reckon if you fish in the same lake the chances of catching the same fish, and it being a bit heavier, aren't quite so remote.
More to the point, winning a holiday for catching a record fish, and the holiday being to the same place, seems a bit of a bum deal. Unless your idea of a quality holiday involves freezing your knackers off while chain-smoking and reading Razzle. In which case, start packing your waders.