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Kent angler nets whopper - and it weighs as much as Kylie!

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 08:51, 12 January 2010

Updated: 10:45, 26 March 2021

by Simon Tulett

A fisherman reeled in a world record when he netted this whopping carp in sub-zero temperatures.

South Darenth angler Martin Locke was wearing just a T-shirt when he pulled in the monster from a fishing spot in southern France, braving temperatures as low as -3C.

Martin Locke with his 94lb carp

He is pictured with the carp above, wearing slightly more.

Kylie Minogue

Tipping the scales at 94lbs, the giant weighs the same as pint-sized pop star Kylie Minogue and beat the previous record by about 3lbs.

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