smerchly Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 It was a blowy day but I decided to go carping anyway . Started with 2 rods ....one 12' carp rod with maize/hair rig , egg sinker , other rod , 10'6" Okuma with a float ,small bell sinker and can corn .....nothing happening for nearly an hour . The I hear a car door and Bubba14 appears . "Any luck" ? I said "not even a bite" Then the light float rod starts to bounce ! After a somewhat short battle considering the lighter line (10 lbs), and having a handy net man , it came in at about 11 lbs , my biggy of the year ! I caught another one on the same rod about 15 minutes later after Bubba left ....it was scrappier for its smaller size at about 7-8 lbs.. Got 3 more little carp thingies about 1 lb.average , scrappy little guys ! Got a few nice cats as well ,all on canned corn ...the maize didn't appeal to them for some reason ,they seem to lIke the scent from fresh canned corn which I would change every 10 minutes if no bites . Picked up a little line and 2 worm boxes among several beer cans. Some "environ mental ist didn't want to toss his butts and thoughtfully put them inside a worm box ! NICE ! A few shots .....Bubba14 took the first shot with his phone .....last shot , damaged carp ? мормышка, NiagaraRiverFisher, Bubba14 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Nice looking carp smerch. That last pic must be some type of Rudd. Don’t think it’s a carp. Looks like catfish bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
мормышка Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 Just think if you didn't go out. You'd be day dreaming an outing like you had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Tyler0420 said: Nice looking carp smerch. That last pic must be some type of Rudd. Don’t think it’s a carp. Looks like catfish bait. Not a rudd Tyler . I remember Mike Pike (hello Mike) , posted a good explanation of those carp-like fish . He said they are a carp hybrid of some sort . Aquarium goldfish and coy have been released in various places and can grow quite large . These carp I caught have a "hump back" and large scales , unlike the rudd . I'd like to get a positive I.D. on those scrappy buggers . 1 hour ago, мормышка said: Just think if you didn't go out. You'd be day dreaming an outing like you had. Lyrics What a day for a daydreamWhat a day for a daydreamin' boyAnd I'm lost in a daydreamDreamin' 'bout my bundle of joy… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2021 Been doing some searching on the www and found this old thread from CAG . First post was started by Hammercarp (Lorne Morley) who was my mentor who got me started into carping .....great man ,R.I.P. This was back in 2012 and Lorne caught a very large " hybrid carp" . ...some info about them , and they seem to be able to flourish well in our climate . They seem to have a resemblance to the Buffalo carp ,and as seen here in the photos , they can be close to 10 lbs ....I'll have to look a little closer at my carp catches ..... https://www.carpanglersgroup.com/forum/index.php?/topic/47445-xtra-large-hybrid/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Today was a bust ! Skunk ! Not a bite ! Gusty winds , & MUCKY ! And my corn stunk ....think it was in the fridge too long . ...maybe the fish knew...... After 3 hours with 3 rods in the water (since they were not biting) I gave it up . The water has cooled down and may have put off the bite . I had some company ....a lone cormorant (got busted too) ,and this heron landed in a tree about 100 meters away , spent 2 hours preening in the tree then decided to go fishing below the tree . I think it got skunked too , took off to dine elsewhere ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbocco Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 There’s always next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 52 minutes ago, smerchly said: Today was a bust ! Skunk ! Not a bite ! Gusty winds , & MUCKY ! And my corn stunk ....think it was in the fridge too long . ...maybe the fish knew...... After 3 hours with 3 rods in the water (since they were not biting) I gave it up . The water has cooled down and may have put off the bite . I had some company ....a lone cormorant (got busted too) ,and this heron landed in a tree about 100 meters away , spent 2 hours preening in the tree then decided to go fishing below the tree . I think it got skunked too , took off to dine elsewhere ...... Glad I wasn't the only one. I didn't have a single bite at Gibby either. I only lasted an hour with the wind thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Mbocco said: There’s always next time That's what I said to the fish as I was leaving ... NEXT TIME you buggers ! 1 hour ago, Darryl L said: Glad I wasn't the only one. I didn't have a single bite at Gibby either. I only lasted an hour with the wind thou. I sat inside the side door on my van to keep out of the wind , so I got a few hours in ....but the wind was blowing into shore , so I set the rod tips about 6" off the water which helps stop them from bouncing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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