Record shattered while fishing for bass

[WB Staff]

An Idaho angler went fishing for bass Sunday, but ended up landing a record-shattering common carp.

Hanson resident Alex Veenstra caught the 30-pound, 4-ounce “mirror” carp while casting a crankbait on the Snake River above Upper Salmon Dam.

“Went bass fishing but ending up catching this guy,” ...

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