1st Carp on my 3wt.

I was on my local stream Wednesday a.m. and saw a string of 4 Carp that looked like they were mating and could not get them interested in anything, but it turned out to be an omen. I was tossing a #6 homemade Peacock Clouser (Hurl body and tail with white bucktail top and bottom) and had caught a few Rockies and 3 SM dinks. I was using my 3 wt. and had just downsized to 4X tippet when I hooked a good fish. My first thought was a good SM, but then it made a 50 yard run upstream followed by one almost as long downstream and I knew I had a Carp on. After a good 20 minutes I got it into some shallow water and was able to pop out the hook without lifting the fish. Both of us sat there catching our collective breath. I estimated the fish to be about 17-18" and in the 5 pound class. What a great battle! Love those Bugle-mouth Bass.

NICE,,,ive always wanted to catch one on my 3wt

I never caught one on a 3wt I normaly use my nine wt with 15 to 20 test tippit and still have some break off. If I am running into smaller ones with little cover I use my 6 wt and have a blast.