A teenager from Golden has set a new record by landing the heaviest fish ever caught in Colorado.
Cody Moreland was fishing for bass at Prospect Park Lake in Jefferson County when he saw carp in the water. He says he decided to cast toward the bigger fish and within seconds, a 51-pound grass carp grabbed his lure.
Moreland fought the monster fish for 25 minutes. “Everyone was in awe,” he said. “Even my grandfather was shocked. He just kept saying, ‘Wow, that is the biggest fish I’ve ever seen.’”
The carp was 42 inches long and 28 inches around and weighed almost seven pounds more than the previous record-holder. (For the anglers out there, Moreland used a Rapala Dives-To lure, 14-pound line and Zebco rod and reel.)
– Deb Acord
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