Jig Head Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 A few days ago I was fishing for bass at Lake Gibson, just near beaverdams, and it was so slow! There wasn't much all day, but all of a sudden, my line took off. I was like, "Oh I hooked a nice bass, finally!" But then, the line kept going, no head shakes, nothing...and I thought no way can this be what I think it is, and it was indeed, a carp (well kinda). It took off with my spinnerbait and I was in shock! I reeled it in, and behold it had almost the whole spinnerbait in its mouth! Then I noticed something else...It didn't look like the usual carp I catch here. It had that gold/brown tint to it, but half its body was grey near the mouth and it almost looked like a mix between a sheepshead's head and a carp body. I didn't have my net handy (cause of course I wasn't planning on catching a "carp") so I didn't grab the fish since there wasn't a flat surface. I took a quick picture, removed the hook, and let it go...what a weird experience that was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steellee Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Looks pretty sheepish to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Head Posted July 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Thats what I'm thinking, but it was so brown in the body, can sheepshead be different colours like panfish often are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floatman Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Sheephead do have a brown tinge in some watersheds. Caught one last week in the Grand which was similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 .....drum roll .........it be a sheepshead . They will hit many lures we use for bass & pike etc. We get very large drums at Quinte using our worm harness , many over 10 lbs. ....and lb. for lb.they out fight the walleye & pike .....but neck & neck with the big cats Good drum Jigs ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Head Posted July 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Never knew they could get that colour, kinda cool. Also didn't know they were in beaverdams ponds :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRO - P1KE 101 Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Yea it looks like a sheepshead, but I have caught carp on minnows and some lures before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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