A hit and a miss

[john montana]

My buddy got some good footage on a recent carp trip, thought I would share...

A hit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpRwR8wEvm8

And the result:

20 lbs on the nose.

A Miss:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVtymk4DuG8

That one hurt, but I guess it wouldn't be as much fun if we caught them all!

[GT171]

awesome carp! what did you get it on? Seems every year they key in on a different fly.

[john montana]

I use a basic soft hackle out here, but after fishing for carp in a few different watersheds, they really key in on the main forage. out here, that is nymphs and clams.

[FishnDave]

That's a big and beautiful fish! And I can scarcely believe I just said that about a carp.

[Wingsdlc]

Sweet fish! I hope to find some big carp and sm in shallow when I head to MI soon.

[Wingsdlc]

Didn't see a single carp in shallow on the northern MI lakes we fished. I think I need to find a way to make the trip around the first of June.