Is this the best-looking carp of 2017?

Is this the best-looking carp of the year? It’s certainly a contender!

The beautifully scaled 29lb 9oz specimen was caught by Ben Samari from a Nottinghamshire venue.

What a stunner!

The Mainline-backed angler, who has kindly given us permission to show these cracking photos, had been pre-baiting Girton A, an 88-acre syndicate lake near Newark, and fooled the mirror on a Milky Toffee pop-up.

The other side is just as impressive

There are three lakes on the Girton complex, run by Classic Carp Limited.

Scaly perfection from Girton

The mirror was in top condition