Finally...another Grass Carp!!

I finally caught fly rod Grass Carp #4 last night. 30.5", estimated weight of at least 14 lbs.
I blogged about it here:
http://www.fishndave.blogspot.com/20...ss-carp-4.html

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Nice Dave, that should have taken you a few minutes. The a pretty good personal best mark.

Awesome job Dave!

Yes... It was a 25-minute battle I had little expectation of winning!

Nice job! There are a number of them in the lake I live on, but I do 99% of my fishing from my kayak so usually by the time I see them, they've already seen me and headed for deep water. Very spooky fish.

Jim Smith

Wow! That's a nice one!

Congrats! Nice fish!

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Originally Posted by Uncle Jesse

The a pretty good personal best mark.

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This was definitely a nice fish, but it didn't make my Personal Best list. That distinction goes to a 36.5", 25 lb (calculated) Grass Carp.
The lengths of Grass Carp I've landed on fly gear so far are:
36.5"
33"
30.5"
29"

I have caught 3 grass carp that I recall, my best considerably smaller than your at around 7.5 lbs. But a fish that size on a 3wt. is a lot of fun. Are you targeting them or is it a happenstance? What kind of flies are you using, mine have been on droppers below a popper or hopper.

Twice I was targeting, twice I was just extremely lucky. The first 3 hit boa yarn leeches. This last one hit a cactus chenille bugger/leech. All of these patterns sink very slow and push some water.

There were some carp trolling around where I was bluegill fishing last night. I was fishing my 2wt and was afraid I'd actually hook one after all the times I've gotten skunked using a proper rod, so I left them alone. Nice fish!

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Originally Posted by Prairieschooner

I was fishing my 2wt and was afraid I'd actually hook one after all the times I've gotten skunked using a proper rod, so I left them alone. Nice fish!

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That's the only way I know how to catch one is to be completely unaware of their presence and cast under a bush after a bream. I don't think you have to worry about harming the fish catching it on too light of a rod, they are pretty robust. My brother in law hauled some 100 miles in a trash can with a bubbler in it many years ago and I have seen them stick their heads completely out of the water to get grass off the bank.

It wasn't the fish I was worried about ;) .