Went out to the lake next to our place today to do some Bass fishing and what do I see? Carp everywhere! In the shallows, jumping every few minutes and even at the end of my line which is attached to my ultralight rod and reel combo with 8 weight line.
That chunker broke me off something fierce, but after dinner this evening, game on with my 7 weight fly rod.
Going back out after work with my 7 weight fly rod, a 12 pack of beer and different fly patterns (Carp Candy, Carp Carrots, Crystal Meth, Crayfish, etc.).
I went Bass fishing again last night and those fat daddy Carp were everywhere.
It was kind of windy and hard to sight fish so I helped a couple kids fishing for Bass. One of them had never picked up a fishing pole and he was using a bait casting reel on a spinning rod. I told him to hold tight while I went home to grab my gear (and so I could put my fly gear away).
I got back and he had such a backlash. Guess he didn't listen to me. I removed the bait casting reel and replaced it with an Abu Garcia spinning reel that was taking up space in the garage.
Got it all rigged up and taught him how to cast and flip. Threw on a Power Bait Tequila Sunrise worm and on the first cast he was into a 2 pound Largie. Third cast he hooked into a reel rod benders. The reel was screaming as line was being ripped off the spool.
About 10 minutes later the kid landed a nice size Carp. During the fight he wanted to give up, but I wouldn't let him. I told him to take breaks while the fish ran.
The pure excitement of helping this kid was enough for me. He had a blast and I think he'll be fishing at our lake more often.
So overall I didn't catch anything, but I got something a little more valuable that evening. Man I love this hobby
Went out to the lake next to our place today to do some Bass fishing and what do I see? Carp everywhere! In the shallows, jumping every few minutes and even at the end of my line which is attached to my ultralight rod and reel combo with 8 weight line.
That chunker broke me off something fierce, but after dinner this evening, game on with my 7 weight fly rod.
I was at Atwood yesterday and the wind was blowing locust off the trees alond one shoreline..carp everywhere sucking locust off the top.Put a locust on a hook with no weight and had a blast catching them
I have buddies who trap and they use them for mink sets.and have another buddy who smokes them and swears by it. Just can't seem to get myself to eat one.
Went out to the lake next to our place today to do some Bass fishing and what do I see? Carp everywhere! In the shallows, jumping every few minutes and even at the end of my line which is attached to my ultralight rod and reel combo with 8 weight line.
That chunker broke me off something fierce, but after dinner this evening, game on with my 7 weight fly rod.
carp was brought into the country (1860's) especially for a food product because it survives in almost any lake or pond and grows quickly. it was harvested in lake erie for restaurants and strangely the perch was the trash fish. after ww II it somehow was associated with germany and fell out of grace for eating here in the usa. there is a restaurant in Omaha that sells over a thousand pounds a week.
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