On June 12, young Eaton angler Daniel Geiger set out for the small, few-acre pond at Greeley’s Allen Park with a specific prize in mind. He wanted to become a “Master Angler” — a goal the ambitious 10-year-old fisherman had been feverish pursuing. But the prize Geiger would walk away with that day was one that even he couldn’t have fathomed. On that late-spring day, Daniel — with a slight assist from his father, Ryan Geiger —hauled in an absolute behemoth on a mere piece of corn. Daniel caught a fish about 2/3 as big as he is, a 37-inch grass carp. It was a fish bigger than most people’s dogs. It turned out to be a new Colorado state length record for the species. On June 12, young Eaton angler Daniel Geiger caught this 37-inch state-record grass carp from Greeley’s Allen Park pond.