In this, the fifth video of seven, Derek Ritchie explains and shows what carp fishing bait he used whilst fishing at Carp Invasion’s lake in Normandy, France.

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The fourth video in the series of seven carp fishing videos, shows Derek Ritchie with the carp that he caught whilst he was at Carp Invasion’s lake in Normandy, France.

“The Don” caught carp from 24lb to 41lb!

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The third video in this series of seven carp fishing videos, shows Derek Ritchie (The Don) putting back the “Fat Boy”, a 41lb carp that he caught while spending his time at Carp Invasion, reviewing the “carp fishing holidays in France” experience.

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This is the second video in a series of seven videos, featuring The Don, Derek Ritchie at Carp Invasion’s carp lake in Normandy, France. Here, Derek Ritchie catches “The Animal”, a 40lb 8oz carp.

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Carp Invasion offers carp fishing holidays in Normandy France with accommodation ; the lake is just under 2 acres in size but is packed with nice size carp. With luxury accommodation that overlooks the carp lake, the three bedroom bungalow is fitted out to an exceptionally high standard.

If you would like to find out more about a carp fishing holiday in Normandy France with luxury accommodation at Carp Invasion then call us NOW on (00 44) 0207 252 3758

This is the first carp fishing video in a series of seven videos featuring Derek Ritchie, also known as  ”The Don”, the well know carp angler.

Derek Ritchie spent a week experiencing what a carp fishing holiday in France would be like at Carp Invasion lake in Normandy, France.

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Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March 2012.

Carp Fishing Holidays In Normandy France by CarpInvasion at Carpin On 2011

Check out the short video below that was taken while Carp Invasion was at the Carpin’ On 2011 show.

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Carp Invasion at Carpin' On 2011

CARPIN’ ON is the UK’s ultimate annual carp fishing show, covering all aspects of carp angling and bringing all the biggest brands in carp fishing under one roof, including Korda, Fox, Nash, Trakker, Delkim, Ace, Carpinvasion, Linear Fisheries, Catmaster Tours, Danson Angling and more.

Carpinvasion had great fun over the whole weekend and we would like to thank you all who showed an interest in Carpinvasion and the carp fishing holidays that we are now offering.

We gave away two father and son carp fishing holidays to France as  prizes in the Don’s ring casting game and two more carp fishing holiday prizes, one to Macmillan Cancer Support and the other to golden balls in aid of cancer research, What a good cause.  Looking forward to getting the winner’s out there.

Make sure you keep posted to find out when you can take part in the fund raising events,  so you too can have a chance to win a carp fishing holiday in France, as well as other great prizes.

However, when I heard that they’d SMASHED this record right out of sight, I just had to find out more. Here’s what the top man, Stuart Gillham, had to say:

“We first broke the Mekong record here in May 2008 when Rob Maylin had one at 184lb, and then we broke our own record with a different fish to Joe Ball at 191lb in December 2009.

This latest Mekong catfish, pictured below, weighed exactly 260lb. It was caught on a Free Spirit Catamer 10ft 6lb tc rod, Penn 760 Liveliner reel, 80lb Berkley whiplash braid, Richworth feeder with a Richworth Tutti and Scopex boilie on a Gold Label Tackle Gillhams Penetrator 1/0 hook and Kryston ton up braid hook link.

The Mekong was landed by Martin David Kent from Tenby in Wales. Martin is a retired Commander in the British Royal Navy. He is on a retirement trip with his wife, also a royal navy Lieutenant Commander. Martin now runs a bass fishing charter boat out of Tenby, Wales – the M/V Illusion. The fish was landed in front of 12 witnesses and filmed on video and stills, weighed on certified scales and measured from its nose to tip of tail 87 inches with a 46 inch girth.

We have 44 species of fish in our lake with six species that are over 100lb, top six are arapaima to 400lb, Mekong catfish at 260lb but known bigger fish, Siamese carp to 170lb, Freshwater Stingray to 200lb+, Wallago Leeri to 110lb and Chao Phraya catfish to130lb, we also hold the world record Chao Phraya at 91lb. We have at least 16 species of fish that will break existing IGFA world records!”

Thai villagers tried to keep the giant catfish alive, but despite great efforts, it died and was eaten by the villagers.

This species of catfish is listed as “critacally endangered” by the IUCN (World Conservative Union). This catfish specimen was caught in the Chiang Khong district, and is the biggest one caught since 1981. Due to the nature of this rare catch, the World Wildlife Fund is teaming up with the National Geographic Society to study the planet earth’s largest freshwater fish.