Disaster averted as monster fish with ‘alien’ eggs 
By Ben Cost US Source: nypost 5/19/2023
Ben Cost
Credit: ODWC
Did this brave fisherman prevent a Carp-aggedon?

An Oklahoma angler set a state and possible world record — and helped avert an environmental disaster — in one fell swoop after landing a monstrous human-sized invasive “alien” carp that was potentially pregnant with millions of eggs.
 

The eco-friendly catch was detailed recently in a Facebook post by the Oklahoma Department Of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).

“It was the most powerful fish I’ve ever had on my line,” Bryan Baker said while describing his quarry, which he landed while fishing in the Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees at the foothills of the Ozarks.

 
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