Sweeettt!
That beast must of given one heck of a tug on your fly rod!
Lets see the secret fly of yours.
Chris
Sweeettt!
That beast must of given one heck of a tug on your fly rod!
Lets see the secret fly of yours.
Chris
Phew, a nice fight with that one, I bet.
Bill, congrats on a super nice fish. She looks heavy indeed. I chase the carp pretty seriously with a fly rod and have caught carp on the fly in most months of the year even in Wis. The big secret is location. Find the fish before you even wet a line is the key for me. Congrats on a very nice fish. You made me jealous.
I do have to comment on the fish gripper. If you are going to eat or harvest the fish then it doesn't matter. If you want to release the fish the grippers are made for toothy critters and the tool will damage the soft tissue of the carp's mouth.
Again there are many carp in the world and if you want to take some fish to use, I have no issue with that. But if you want to release the fish, the Boga style or other fish grippers are to be avoided. Check out this discussion: http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/forum/index.php?/topic/55150-carp-care-needed/
Very nice fish!
There have never in history been so many opportunities to do so many things that aren't worth doing. - William Gaddis
Congratulations, Bill! That's a real FATTY carp!!
As (luck?) would have it, my usual lunchtime pond was hosting another angler, and I decided to let them have it (the pond). I went to another pond I seldom visit. And I got MY first carp of the year today too! This one hit a slow-retrieved #8 black mohair leech.
Last edited by FishnDave; 04-14-2017 at 07:52 PM.
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
Nice ones @Bill-B'klyn and @FishnDave!
Dave, looks fantastic. Did the fish come out of a shallow water area that is warming up faster than the surrounding waters? I hate to admit it but I'm still playing with my taxes instead of fishing this weekend, but as soon as I get this behind me, I'll be on the water. You guys are making me seriously jealous that I am missing out on the early action. Again, congrats on a very nice fish. I equate carp fishing with "The Drug, is the Tug"
nice looking carp!
I have been catching carp for a long time. The reason I used this this hard plastic grip is that it does not tear the fish's mouth when used correctly. I only apply the grip to a very small area in the front. I will not apply the grip any place else. Incidentally, this fish was was actually netted. I used the grip for the photo only.
I used a 7 wt fly rod ( 6' 10 " Fenwick fiberglass fly rod)