‘Massive’ goldfish weighing 9 pounds found in South Carolina lake

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This reads like a propaganda piece trying to convince people its ok to release your non-native aquarium fish into the wild. Something I don't agree with. Goldfish in particular have no problem surviving cold winters and have invaded some northern lakes where they have taken over and destroyed habitat for other native species.

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/11/02/goldfish-are-invasive-problem-in-chaska-lake/

Also, releasing aquarium fish can introduce aquarium fish diseases into the wild where they can cause massive die offs. Probably not a good idea to use goldfish as bait either.