#ANGLING - Angling Times reports that an Irish angler has caught the biggest carp ever recorded in the country.
Andrew Doyle landed the 40lb 2oz monster known as Big Hole at Maynooth Fishery in Co Kildare recently.
The intrepid fisherman caught the mirror carp during a 72-hour session using a "boilie hookbait fished in conjunction with a PVA bag of freebies over a bed of hemp and corn".
MacDara Conroy is a contributor covering all things on the water, from boating and wildlife to science and business
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