Oh please, you have no idea what it's like over here . The general fishing population of Australia fish for food, catch and release is generally unheard of in bait and lure fishing over here. Generally if they catch a carp, they kill it because it's a pest, if they catch a decent fish, they kill it and eat it. If they catch a fish and don't know what it is, they kill it...just in case. The government won't change the opinion on carp over here, they're the ones that are blaming the carp for everything from poor water quality to the JFK assasination because it's easier to blame carp than it is to address the real problems.
Unfortunately it's going to take generations, maybe even longer to change the opinion of Aussie anglers.
Also as far as world records go, I highly doubt it. Most lakes and rivers are full of stunted fish, plenty of singles around but lakes with twenties and above aren't so common. There have been some forties out, but they're very few and far between.
