Will we ever see a world record 100lb carp?

With the monstrous weights some of the continental fish are growing too. I have often wondered if we will ever see a 100lb plus fish ever been caught? Over the last 20 years weights of continental fish have soared. Is this due to baiting programs and increased quantities of bait been used on commercial waters or just undiscovered big fish been caught?

My guess would be that the substantial weight gains we have seen in some fish have come from a combination of factors, been in place on a certain water. Therefore I feel it would take a true exceptional circumstance to get a fish the 100lb weight, but not impossible.

The perfect carp growing environment

If you gave the perfect environment to the right fish I am sure they may come close. Lets say hand pick a select number of fish that show growing potential, put them in a optimal water with the correct warm climate, keep the stock level low, feed the fish a quality diet, encouraged natural food sources and perhaps some other factor that could push the fish over the record weight? May be a warmer water temperature would increase appetite or access to flowing water would give them more exercise against the flow, who knows.

Current world record Mirror carp

As I write this article the current world record stands at 91lb caught by Andre Komornicki from Luke Moffats Water, Les Graviers in France. This fish know as ‘the scar’ has increased in weight 41lb over the last 8 years. At that rate it could break the 100lb barrier by 2011?

Lets hope it happens because that would be one hell of a fight!