Vermont boy, 10, reels in humongous 15-kg carp

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted August 6, 2017 4:50 pm EST

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This April 22, 2017 photo shows Chase Stokes, then 10, holding a giant carp, weighing 33.25 pounds, in Ferrisburgh, Vt. John Stokes via AP

FERRISBURGH, Vt. – A 10-year-old who reeled in a giant carp says he knew it was a record contender before he ever got it ashore. Chase Stokes’ fish did indeed set a state record in Vermont. It weighed in at 33.25 pounds (15.08 kilograms).

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The Rutland Herald reports the carp was weighed at a bait and tackle shop in New York in April. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department made the record official last month. The fish was a quarter-pound bigger than the previous record holder. Stokes, now 11, said he likes fish for carp because they’re “hard to find.”

Shawn Good from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department called the boy a “fishing maniac.” He said Stokes has landed the most trophy fish in Vermont’s Master Angler Program.