In reply to Post #60
Looks even smaller inthe display case on the auction site
Using the 2 adults as the gauge
Looks even smaller inthe display case on the auction site
Using the 2 adults as the gauge
It always looked fantasticly proportioned in the kneeling grass shots. But other pictures show it looked pretty heavy with spawn, fit to burst, which is a bit of a theme with many of the historical Redmire fish.
In reply to Post #55
I tend to agree with you, personally I don't think it should ever have been moved but I guess they were different times and none of us can imagine what Richard Walker must have been thinking when he offered it to the Zoo
I agree but I also believe it was a completely different era at the at time. No different from putting a lion in a zoo if they have never seen one. A carp of epic proportions in reality at that time, incredible really and testament to where it came from, a fine line and a natural balance of nature to produce such a fish, never fished it and if I am honest I have never been interested but it must have been an incredibly rich water and a perfect balance of stock to grow such fish compared to what else was around
Carp fishing nowadays is becoming pretty meaningless for me, publicised and milked to death. Just another big fish after another. I can understand why it still attracts people, it is a lovely way to pass some time but what we are angling for nowadays as a whole doesn't really tick my box anyway. Each to there own of course
I tend to agree with you, personally I don't think it should ever have been moved but I guess they were different times and none of us can imagine what Richard Walker must have been thinking when he offered it to the Zoo
I agree but I also believe it was a completely different era at the at time. No different from putting a lion in a zoo if they have never seen one. A carp of epic proportions in reality at that time, incredible really and testament to where it came from, a fine line and a natural balance of nature to produce such a fish, never fished it and if I am honest I have never been interested but it must have been an incredibly rich water and a perfect balance of stock to grow such fish compared to what else was around
Carp fishing nowadays is becoming pretty meaningless for me, publicised and milked to death. Just another big fish after another. I can understand why it still attracts people, it is a lovely way to pass some time but what we are angling for nowadays as a whole doesn't really tick my box anyway. Each to there own of course
At the time I believe you had to present the body of a fish to claim a new record, which Richard Walker presumably did. Sending it to a zoo was probably the best compromise.
At the time of it's death Clarrisa had dropped in weight considerably, 27lb odd rings a bell, so the set up fish is actually a 27lber that once reached 44lb.
At the time of it's death Clarrisa had dropped in weight considerably, 27lb odd rings a bell, so the set up fish is actually a 27lber that once reached 44lb.
In reply to Post #64
The other thing to bear in mind is that when a fish is set up (stuffed), the skin is dried first, which also shrinks it considerably.
This is one of the reasons why, when viewing fish set up in cases, the weights quoted seem to not be reflected in what is in the case.
The other thing to bear in mind is that when a fish is set up (stuffed), the skin is dried first, which also shrinks it considerably.
This is one of the reasons why, when viewing fish set up in cases, the weights quoted seem to not be reflected in what is in the case.