10-02-11, 11:43 PM | #1 |
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Its not yet Halloween and I done Spooked me a fish...
Only it wasn't a bass...lol. I had this crazy grass carp do its best largemouth bass imitation, and just exploded on a Zara Spook this afternoon.....I was fishing with a newly aquired inexpensive Bill Dance Quantum spinning combo that really got its first serious workout with this fish....I had the drag snugged up pretty tight and its was singing...lol....But it did its job I suppose and everything held....The fish weighed roughly 5-6# on Rons 50# scales. All I know is even though it wasn't a bass, she gave me a good fight and ran me all around the boat for a couple of minutes before being landed and then released.....I never caught a carp like that before, but it was a blast and I'll gladly do it again.
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Wow, thats really wild. Who woould ever have thunk it? Sounds like a good fighting fish though.
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That was highly unprobable wasn't it lol. Looks like it was a fun fight though.
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10-03-11, 01:40 PM | #4 |
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Kory when I finally got him to the boat and could see what he was, I just busted out laughing.....That was the last species I expected to see......But he did put up a good fight on my spinning tackle....lol
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Well that's new! lol
Nice fish, sounds like fun!
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10-03-11, 06:17 PM | #6 |
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What do they call carp(other than "junk fish")...freshwater bonefish. An under utilized resource here in America. Nice fish, who would have ever thought, on a zara spook, I've caught them on dry flys, but a big top-water??? They do grow to be rather large...
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Like a blind date ugly but fun. Carp will put up a good fight.
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10-03-11, 06:38 PM | #8 |
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what type of flys? and ive heard corn as well..
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Nice one, KF! Carp sure are a fun fight.
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I had a buddy in high school that loved to fish for carp using a mixture of Wheaties and strawberry pop for bait, and he would catch a bunch of them...some bigguns too....lol.
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10-04-11, 12:50 AM | #11 |
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So did it fight good? I heard they are brutish fighters, which is not bad for a herbivore of a fish.
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10-04-11, 04:00 PM | #12 |
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That was the best part....lol....I was using a 7' spinning rod with 12# mono, and he gave me a great fight.
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I used to go carp fishing with my Grandpa from time to time. They are a blast to catch. They get really big and fight really well. We always let them go but I've heard they are really good to eat if you know how to prepare them.
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ive always heard they were gross to eat but 1 guy said that if u put them on a rack and bake them with a pan underneath to catch the grease that its good... im not taking a chance, ill stick with bluegill
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I sometime go carp fishing when i want to relax and catch up with some old friends. I use a corn on a circle hook with a little weight and just cast where they congregating (if you can see them). The fight really good i caught a 15 lber once on corn.
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Hey DM is this a file photo of a big carp or is it a pic of you holding a big carp?
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