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
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
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
Nice Dave, that should have taken you a few minutes. The a pretty good personal best mark.
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Awesome job Dave!
Yes... It was a 25-minute battle I had little expectation of winning!
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
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!
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.
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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.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO