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 Jan 1 2006, 03:03 AM
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 (happily semi-retired) coach  Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138  |
Chris, Bob, Kerry and myself braved the elements (meaning snow, wind & ice) and went fishing at midnight. Well, Chris didn't fish, he just kept us entertained... <_<
I was convinced it would be an easy deal, Domm had pre-baited the spot, we knew numerous carp were there (this is my video spot), we'd be home by 1AM... Yeah, except that the wind was blowing in the reverse direction than usual, pushing large spots of ice towards the wall where we usually fish and making out life much more difficult than expected. Without speaking of the snow which decided to start falling around 11PM... I finally succeeded to land the first one after 27 minutes of anxiety (will we catch *anything* tonight?) and landed a 9lb 12oz carp at 12:27AM EST. Maybe the first carp caught in the US? You guys will tell me...  Then we decided it was Kerry's turn. But bad luck made our lives difficult. One line cut on the concrete, one fish unhooking itself... Finally, Terry nicely played the next carp, Bob netted it, yeah, victory is there... but wait... Bob, where is the fish... Er... it escaped, was the answer! DARN! But no, finally, Kerry got another run, this time I netted it (!!) and here it was, the 2nd fish of the night, an 8 pounder for Kerry at 1:20AM, who, I have to say, was very brave to come with us. Then we waited for Bob to catch one. We waited a LOOONG time. And snow was falling harder. And we were freezing. Until I got tired of it and told Bob to come fish my spot after I had landed another fish (12lb). Oh surprise, he caught a fish within minutes... And a definite contender for the baby phone award! Caught at 2:40AM, and no more than 3lb 12oz...  Here are the main pics. And we'll be back at it in a few hours...     
-------------------- 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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Jan 1 2006, 08:41 AM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
A quick update. Domm, Sarah and Vinny were at the same spot this morning before 6AM. And we have a few inches of snow on the ground. The things carpers do...
So far, they landed an impressive number of 20 fish! Including a 3 pounder for Vinny who is now our best contender for the baby phone award. But each of them is getting a strong contender for the emperor award! I'm going there by now... Stay tuned...
-------------------- 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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Jan 1 2006, 08:56 AM
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 Obsessed Carper  Group: CAG Member Posts: 1741 Joined: 20-March 05 From: Mount Joy, Pa. Member No.: 1098 |
Good luck to all in this FFF. This is my first one, and I'm really enjoying it here in Pennsylvania. Tight lines!
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Jan 1 2006, 09:09 AM
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 Obsessed Carper Group: Forum Guest Posts: 688 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Suffolk, England and Bad St Leonhard, Austria Member No.: 1073 |
Unbelievable!! I'm still sitting here in my PJ's waiting for the rest of the family to get up! I will be out fishing later today but not sure how much later.....
Keep at it guys - looking forward to the final weight tally! John -------------------- 'Tilbrook is no bass buster. He’s not a marlin maniac, a bream beater or tuna taker. He’s a carp catcher'
'The music of angling is more compelling to me than anything contrived in the greatest symphony hall' PB Common 38lb PB Mirror 32lb 8oz PB Grasser 38lb 8oz http://questbaits.com/ http://www.greysfishing.com/ |
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Jan 1 2006, 03:35 PM
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 Keeper of the crawfish oil... Group: CAG Member Posts: 2686 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Bethel, CT. Member No.: 116 |
FFF Connecticut report...
Gate & I arrived at the swim @9:30 am (couldn't get up early!  ).Snow had stopped, covering all with @2 inches of fresh white stuff. The river looked quite scenic this morning.
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--------------------   Proudly representing World Classic Baits Mike Dragone Bethel, CT USA Tri-State Carper Personal Best Common: 35lb, 8oz Personal Best Mirror: 42lb, 8oz Personal Best Grasser: 19lb, 4oz |
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Jan 1 2006, 03:37 PM
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Keeper of the crawfish oil... Group: CAG Member Posts: 2686 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Bethel, CT. Member No.: 116 |
Stayed till 3pm EST. The only fish of the day was a nice mirror. Couldn't get a weight on him though...
Had a great time, it was a pretty decent day to be outside. -Mike/CT
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-------------------- Proudly representing World Classic Baits Mike Dragone Bethel, CT USA Tri-State Carper Personal Best Common: 35lb, 8oz Personal Best Mirror: 42lb, 8oz Personal Best Grasser: 19lb, 4oz |
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Jan 1 2006, 03:53 PM
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 no snow please Group: CAG Member Posts: 8285 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Washington, NJ Member No.: 111 |
WTG Guys
-------------------- Miguel/ NJ
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Jan 1 2006, 05:04 PM
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 Watching the world go by... Group: Admin Posts: 6513 Joined: 2-January 04 From: Philadelphia! Member No.: 500 |
i fished with rebecca and managed 53 lbs from 2 different venues. 1 sweet mirror. more to come.
-------------------- "The hardest part is showing up."
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Jan 1 2006, 06:38 PM
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 Uber Member  Group: Forum Guest Posts: 215 Joined: 10-March 05 From: New Albany, Ohio Member No.: 1088 |
Just got back from being out. We got into the swim at about 5:20 am EST. The water was still up so we weren't able to fish our normal spot that had been producing pretty well. At 5:36 am, I landed my first carp of the day, just a little over 7 lbs. It was slow until about 10 am when a few more were landed. It went dead again until about 4 pm and started to pick up right before sunset. we headed out about 6:15 pm. We ended up with only 8 total, with the biggest only being 13 lbs and some change. Hope everyone had a good 1st, looking forward to the reports.
Jake -------------------- 2008 carp
0 2008 mirrors 0 |
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Jan 1 2006, 07:01 PM
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 Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 503 Joined: 5-November 05 Member No.: 1393 |
My wife and I left at 11:30 pm to get to our spot. When we arrived we found ice to be covering 90 percent of the lake. Only about 5 feet of open water stretched from the shore, leaving the lake unfishable, so we turned around and went home. A total bummer from the state of Colorado.
-------------------- If you want fish, go to the market! Leave the carp at the lake!
Located in LaSalle, Colorado! **New Winter PB Common: 22 lbs** pb common: 39lbs pb grass: 45lbs pb buffalo: 18lbs pb koi: 10 lbs pb mirror: 5 lbs pb channel cat: 37lbs pb flathead: 58lbs pb blue cat: 69lbs If you don't go try it how do you know if you like it? |
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Jan 1 2006, 07:07 PM
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 Cna I have my green card now please? Group: Forum Guest Posts: 3523 Joined: 9-August 03 From: South Gloucestershire, UK Member No.: 340 |
A blankety blank from here - sadly personal circs didn't allow for me to get out but a big WTG for those who made it.
-------------------- Not grumpy - just 'cheerfully challenged'
NACA Outer Space Editor Can I have my green card now please? - its flippin' p*****g down here again..... |
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Jan 1 2006, 07:11 PM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
Dom Mariano. 23 fish. 179lb. nuff said...
 Vinny did pretty good as well. 18 fish. 103 lb. And a baby carp at 3lb. Oh, and Scott caught a 25lb from a "secret" spot (yes, he has a witness!)... -------------------- 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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Jan 1 2006, 07:12 PM
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(happily semi-retired) coach Group: CAG Member Posts: 7935 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Arlington, MA Member No.: 138 |
But wait until you hear from John Tilbrook.
 This is the story of the year, I believe... - count the number of smileys! <_<
-------------------- 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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Jan 1 2006, 08:01 PM
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Obsessed Carper Group: Forum Guest Posts: 688 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Suffolk, England and Bad St Leonhard, Austria Member No.: 1073 |
QUOTE (Jerome @ Jan 1 2006, 07:12 PM) But wait until you hear from John Tilbrook. This is the story of the year, I believe... - count the number of smileys! <_< Ok - I'm sure you can't handle the suspense. We fished a local park lake that I haven't fished for a few years (our first choice venue was locked and up for sale  ).Cutting a long story pretty short we all caught! As Jerome has pointed out to me it's the first time I've fished with all three of my daughters and we've all caught! Nothing huge but three doubles and a single in a little over 4 hours fishing was pretty good. A couple of photos to follow... John
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-------------------- 'Tilbrook is no bass buster. He’s not a marlin maniac, a bream beater or tuna taker. He’s a carp catcher'
'The music of angling is more compelling to me than anything contrived in the greatest symphony hall' PB Common 38lb PB Mirror 32lb 8oz PB Grasser 38lb 8oz http://questbaits.com/ http://www.greysfishing.com/ |
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Jan 1 2006, 08:02 PM
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Obsessed Carper Group: Forum Guest Posts: 688 Joined: 25-February 05 From: Suffolk, England and Bad St Leonhard, Austria Member No.: 1073 |
And some more...
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-------------------- 'Tilbrook is no bass buster. He’s not a marlin maniac, a bream beater or tuna taker. He’s a carp catcher'
'The music of angling is more compelling to me than anything contrived in the greatest symphony hall' PB Common 38lb PB Mirror 32lb 8oz PB Grasser 38lb 8oz http://questbaits.com/ http://www.greysfishing.com/ |
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