River fishing for Carp

[Pikemaster101]

I will be going to the cotten wood river near Springfield Minnesota in two weeks. Is anyone framiliar with this river. I went there last year and did not get a thing. What would be the best bait for this time of the year.

[riverrat56]

I've never had good luck on that river, its overall to shallow, there is isolated spots that are good this time of year, look for deeper pools or slack water.

Night crawlers on a small hook with a sinker behind a swivel 18 or so inches back will be a good option. Another one is corn or a fat head or 2 will pick you up sheephead and cats.

RR56

[jake125]

if you know the river it is excelant, when are you commin to spring city do u have reletives over here, who are they? so far this year all i have used are night crawlers on the bottom and i have caught proly caught 20 fish or so already, it wont be good tho for a couple weeks because of all the rain we got, it has gone up about 3 feet already this year and i predict a flood pretty soon

[Pikemaster101]

what is your last name yes i have a lot of releitives in springfield.

[jake125]

deberg, what is ur last who are you, who are some of your relatives

[Pikemaster101]

Platz

[jake125]

Albert your dad or something, they live about 2 houses away from me

[Pikemaster101]

No my dad is Steve platz i am only 15 but my Dad's dad was Gilbert Platz do you know them ?

[jake125]

hey same here man no i dont know them i dont think do they live in town

[Pikemaster101]

they used to but then they moved to there cabin on upper red lake? so you are 15 too cool hey do you golf just wondring i relly like springfields golf course. So do you live in springfield or on the outskirts of it

[jake125]

Ya i work there, ya it is a nice course i love to golf but i am more of a baseball guy, so who are some other of ur relatives over here, i live right on the outskirts i love it

[riverrat56]

Say Jake, You play baseball for Springfeild Highschool then?

[Pikemaster101]

do you know any of the grebners they are from my mom's side lots of there kids play Basketball and baseball? hey i have to come down not this weekand but next for a wedding and i am maybe going to play some golf maybe i will see you there if you are working at the time and maybe you can get me a FREE round of golf or something. Well talk to you latter

[farmislandeye]

haha cheep skate

[jake125]

Ya i play ball, i am on jv tho, wish we coulda played nuc

[jake125]

Haha idk bout that but ya i know some grebnors, what are some of the ones you are related to, whos wedding you comming to.

[Pikemaster101]

Tonie,Ahsley,Megan there are lot more so these are a few. You know i am not ever sure whos weeding i have to go to i will find out.

[riverrat56]

Jake wasn't NUC supposed to play you this year, and it got rained out, that is assuming NUC stands for New Ulm Cathedral?

O Btw, im on NUC's jv, so when we play i will look forward to kicking another FM'ers butt

[jake125]

megan is a year younger than me so ya ill tell you if you go down by the campgrounds and go back to the river, there will be a spot with and it is realy steep, the best spot for carp is across the river, go across the bridge on the new bike-walk trail and just follow it and there will be an open spot on the side by the start of the tall grass, that is a good spot, just let a crawler sit on the botom

[jake125]

ya that sucked, we will beat you guys, what is you record, who have you played, what position do u play, what number are you.

[riverrat56]

were 3-0, beat Sleepy Eye Public, McCloud West, And MVL, we've scored 54 runs in 16 innings, 10 runned 2 teams, Im the catcher most of the time, number 54.

Now what about you?

O and I don't know if your a sophmore or a freshmen, but we split a double header last year if i remeber right, so it should be a good game.

RR56

[Pikemaster101]

Hey thanks ! I will have to try that spot. Do you do much pheasent or deer hunting around springfield Just wondering around there is my favorite spot to pheasent hunt.

[jake125]

I am a freshman, number 16 usually the left/right fielder. We have been playin really bad lately we are 3-4 lost to comfry varsity, gfw,wabbasso, and st. marys. Ya it will be a good game

[jake125]

Ya i do alot. Hunt deer south of town, and pheasant hunt all over. Were is ur favorite spot to shoot some roosters. Do you bow hunt or slug hunt.

[farmislandeye]

Let me know how that game turns out U goin to red this weekend russ? If u aint goin to red next weekend lets go fishin on the farm.