MY FIRST CARP!

[Aquaman01]

Those things are FUN! Mississippi River - Otsego. About a 4 lber, I think, and it wouldn't stop fighting! I was using a wad of Berkely Carp Bait (gag gift for a buddy that I never mailed) on a #2 circle hook. I don't know how long he was suckin' on that doughball, but he was hooked nicely in the lip - easy release. I'm gonna take the kids down for that action! I like their smell, too. They smell like chlorophyll. Cool.

I like that when no other fish wanted to come out & play on a cold & windy night - the carp was willing.

Peace and Fishes,

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[Sturgeon46]

Carp are fine fish - highly regarded as game and food fish all over the world. They are also smarter than most fish making them a pretty good challenge to catch. They run like freight trains too! Simple canned corn makes a good bait for them too.

[mistermom]

I'd forgotten how much fun those things are until I was out with Dark and Dennis. They really put up a fight! We should go carpin' some evening coming up now that the clocks are gonna jump ahead again. Maybe the Crow or sumpin.

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[Aquaman01]

MrCrpSngrMm -
Heck yeah! I forgot about DST!

E-mail or call me!

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[Lunker]

yea, they are fun, especially at times like this when other species are not accessible. I have caught a lot of carp this year. I have t give a carp fishing seminar at my school fishing club on tuesday.

[Aquaman01]

My four year-old hit into one Saturday - about a 4 or 5 lber, I guess. He did it on an ice-spinning rod and had the fight of his life! It came up out of the Missy and when it surfaced, it then sounded and stripped a good 20-30 feet of line! He fought it back with dad coaching. When he was done he was all red-faced and shocked, as well as super proud!

Carp are dynamite!

[Walleye_GFA]

Was out on Tonka yesterday saw many HUGE carp (10-35 maybe 40 pounds) and lots of Black Bass, Crappies, Sunnies and one big Musky...

Caught a 10 lb even card on super ultralight with 4 pound, did nto fight nearly what it could have though...

Wally