An insurance broker from Essex has reeled in a world record-breaking common carp while on holiday in Hungary.

David Knock was left shaking and close to tears during a 20-minute battle with the fish, which weighed almost as much as a teenage boy.

The Billericay angler’s 105lb common carp beat the existing record for the species by almost 1lb.

The 53-year-old, on holiday with his friend Russ Bryant, lured the 8st freshwater fish at the Euro Aqua fishery in Lake Balaton, western Hungary, using maggots as bait.

Mr Knock said: “As soon as I saw it on the surface I just said, ‘Oh my God’. I looked at my mate Russ and just started shaking and my legs were going mainly because I was terrified of losing it.

“I tried not to reel it in too fast. As it got closer, Russ said he wasn’t sure it was going to fit in the landing net. It felt so heavy to lift up for the photographs and the weighing, it took a hell of an effort.”