 Freezing at the Homeless Swim, Worth every minute! Amazing catch! |
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 Dec 20 2005, 06:32 AM
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Obsessed Carper  Group: CAG Member Posts: 1219 Joined: 29-November 03 From: Beacon Hill MA Member No.: 467  |
Last night I foolishly ventured out to the homeless swim. It was freezing cold, 15 mph winds in my face, about 80% of the river was frozen. Even with water temps at a chilly 39(Phone?) I couldnt resist after watching Jeromes video and seeing the success my fellow mass guys had this weekend.
For baits I made up a batch of SPS special pack and added a few special add ons myself! For hook baits I was using scopex pescavia that I hyped up with superior VBN on 1 rod and an Egg an milk boilie on the other. I started landing fish pretty fast and had 11 fish in about 2.5 hours with all but 2 on pescavia. The thing is the 2 I caught on boilies went 14lbs and 16lbs my biggest of the night. The bucket was running on empty so I made my last method ball and dropped it in the hot spot and started to pack up. -------------------- PB common 33lbs 10oz
PB mirror 32lbs 8oz Crazy City Fisherman of the Charles River collector of vintage music gear father of 3 kids walker of dogs |
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Dec 20 2005, 06:45 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1219 Joined: 29-November 03 From: Beacon Hill MA Member No.: 467 |
The newly baited rod took off and the fight with #12 was on. As I got it close to the shore I thought I was seeing things! There were no scales(or atleast I thought)!! On top of that it was a ghostie! The net was already packed so in the water i went to retrive the fish. It was awesome! Just beautiful. A near leather ghostie!
I flagged down a jogger(perfect timing) as I hand him the camera it dies. I tried to revieve it but no luck. I franticly started calling people as I needed a picture of this fish! -------------------- PB common 33lbs 10oz
PB mirror 32lbs 8oz Crazy City Fisherman of the Charles River collector of vintage music gear father of 3 kids walker of dogs |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:01 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1219 Joined: 29-November 03 From: Beacon Hill MA Member No.: 467 |
Then Jerome answered the phone. "I am on my way" he said after i explained my situation. he arrived about 15 minutes later, I was frozen and was walking the waters edge with the carp in the net. We took a bunch of photos and back to the river she went. I said it many times last night but THANK YOU JEROME! and post them pics!!
-------------------- PB common 33lbs 10oz
PB mirror 32lbs 8oz Crazy City Fisherman of the Charles River collector of vintage music gear father of 3 kids walker of dogs |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:16 AM
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Back to fishing...  Group: Forum Guest Posts: 22434 Joined: 2-May 03 From: Lowell, MA, USA Member No.: 197 |
What time did you go??!! I got there about 2:30pm, and left about 4:15....did you see my bread remnants? LOL
I did not do nearly as well, had 4. But got over the 1,200 mark... |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:20 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1219 Joined: 29-November 03 From: Beacon Hill MA Member No.: 467 |
Was the old dude fishing? Jigging for crappie and Bass. We must have just missed eachother.
-------------------- PB common 33lbs 10oz
PB mirror 32lbs 8oz Crazy City Fisherman of the Charles River collector of vintage music gear father of 3 kids walker of dogs |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:21 AM
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 (happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
Didn't take me long to decide to go there when receiving a call stating "I caught a leather"... I'm lucky I didn't get a speeding ticket...
Anyway, here is a first pic of this amazing fish. Not a single scale on its body, except a couple on the tail. It wasn't a true leather, actually it's more of a linear, cf. the row of (small) scales under the dorsal fin. And this is indeed a ghostie, with clear discoloration of the dorsal fin roots and the head. I have NEVER seen a fish like that in North America... 
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-------------------- Jerome Moisand, Arlington MA
Carp angling as it should be, fishing for fun and having fun! Si vis carpio, para baitum... |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:22 AM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
Now give me a few minutes, I have to resize the pics... <_<
-------------------- Jerome Moisand, Arlington MA
Carp angling as it should be, fishing for fun and having fun! Si vis carpio, para baitum... |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:24 AM
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Back to fishing... Group: Forum Guest Posts: 22434 Joined: 2-May 03 From: Lowell, MA, USA Member No.: 197 |
Yep. He said he hadn't seen anyone there since Marius and I.
BTW, awsome fish! Also, that is the MOST leather (not a linear) carp I've seen in the USA (besides koi)! That is, to me, a leather! |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:35 AM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
So here the fish on the net (and improvised carp sack!).
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-------------------- Jerome Moisand, Arlington MA
Carp angling as it should be, fishing for fun and having fun! Si vis carpio, para baitum... |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:37 AM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
The happy (and totally freezing) angler with his fabulous catch...
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-------------------- Jerome Moisand, Arlington MA
Carp angling as it should be, fishing for fun and having fun! Si vis carpio, para baitum... |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:40 AM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
And in my opinion the best pics of all, the release. I could see Domm hesitating, this must have been hard to let go such a fish... Well done, buddy!
   
-------------------- Jerome Moisand, Arlington MA
Carp angling as it should be, fishing for fun and having fun! Si vis carpio, para baitum... |
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Dec 20 2005, 07:42 AM
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Back to fishing... Group: Forum Guest Posts: 22434 Joined: 2-May 03 From: Lowell, MA, USA Member No.: 197 |
Great pics! Please send me a hige res to my e-mail please. I may have some "use" for it!;)
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Dec 20 2005, 07:57 AM
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 End Zone Range Group: CAG Member Posts: 2870 Joined: 17-July 04 From: North Carolina, USA Member No.: 797 |
Very Nice
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Dec 20 2005, 07:58 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1147 Joined: 23-July 03 From: Blandon, Pennsylvania Member No.: 320 |
Stunning fish Domm...congrats!
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Dec 20 2005, 08:09 AM
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Just another Paylaker Group: Banned Posts: 4880 Joined: 27-May 03 From: Paylake Central Member No.: 239 |
Way to go Domm--You Rock.
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