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• Gain acceptance of the carp as an exciting and challenging sportfish.
• Become better carp anglers, assist others and encourage them to join us. • Treat the carp with respect. Promote the release of trophy-size carp. Encourage others to do the same. • Most of all: go fishing, share with others, and have fun! |
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  Jan 1 2008, 10:23 PM
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 Obsessed Carper  Group: CAG Member Posts: 1948 Joined: 25-July 05 From: ottawa il Member No.: 1259  |
OK GUYS AND GALS. WE ARRIVED AT 11PM AND FISHED TILL 4PM.A WOULD OF STAYED LONGER BUT I RAN OUT OF FOOD AND FRANK R AND ME WERE 45MPH WIND DEAD..MY POOR SON SAID YEA DAD I WANT TO GO THAT LASTED TILL HE STEPPED OUT SIDE OF THE MOBILE BIVY....THEN I SAID LETS MAKE YOUR SNOW CARP HE SAID COOL..SO I HELPED THE LITTLE MONSTER MAKE HIS FIRST EVER SNOW CARP.HE WAS LIKE A PROUD PAPA AS YOU CAN SEE.....WAY TO GO CORY JR...
HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL ON YOUR WAY HOME NOW THE FISHING REPORT ...THE ONLY TWO BRAVE SOULS THAT STAYED WERE FRANK R AND I AND OMG YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WERE IN THE ICE AGE..10DGREE AIR 45 TO 50 MILES AND HOUR WIND GUST..FIRST FISH CAME AT 12.20 SAM SNOW.FRANK R HAD A NICE MIRROR 10LB PLUS AT ABOUT 1AM OR SO........MY STORY NO FISH TILL 4:20AM AND IT WAS 2.7 LBS IM ON THE BOARD...FRANK R WAS ON THEM ALL NITE LONG WITH ME NOT TO FAR BEHIND..I THINK NOT FOR SURE TOTAL FRANK HAD 130 LBS PLUS OF FISH.PICS TO COME.......AND I HAD 80 PLUS LBS OF FISH.......THE TWO TWEENIES CAME IN THE AFTERNOON FRANK R....19.5.CORY B...........19 LOL GO FIG I HAVE A FEW PICS ..BUT FRANKS GOT THE GOOD ONES..ONCE HE THAWS OUT IM SURE HE POST THEM.....THANKS EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED AND SPECIAL THANKS WHO STAYED..............HERES THE PICS ENJOY
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Jan 1 2008, 10:26 PM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1948 Joined: 25-July 05 From: ottawa il Member No.: 1259 |
QUOTE (bailybird @ Jan 1 2008, 11:23 PM)  OK GUYS AND GALS. WE ARRIVED AT 11PM AND FISHED TILL 4PM.A WOULD OF STAYED LONGER BUT I RAN OUT OF FOOD AND FRANK R AND ME WERE 45MPH WIND DEAD..MY POOR SON SAID YEA DAD I WANT TO GO THAT LASTED TILL HE STEPPED OUT SIDE OF THE MOBILE BIVY....THEN I SAID LETS MAKE YOUR SNOW CARP HE SAID COOL..SO I HELPED THE LITTLE MONSTER MAKE HIS FIRST EVER SNOW CARP.HE WAS LIKE A PROUD PAPA AS YOU CAN SEE.....WAY TO GO CORY JR...
HOPE YOU SLEEP WELL ON YOUR WAY HOME NOW THE FISHING REPORT ...THE ONLY TWO BRAVE SOULS THAT STAYED WERE FRANK R AND I AND OMG YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WERE IN THE ICE AGE..10DGREE AIR 45 TO 50 MILES AND HOUR WIND GUST..FIRST FISH CAME AT 12.20 SAM SNOW.FRANK R HAD A NICE MIRROR 10LB PLUS AT ABOUT 1AM OR SO........MY STORY NO FISH TILL 4:20AM AND IT WAS 2.7 LBS IM ON THE BOARD...FRANK R WAS ON THEM ALL NITE LONG WITH ME NOT TO FAR BEHIND..I THINK NOT FOR SURE TOTAL FRANK HAD 130 LBS PLUS OF FISH.PICS TO COME.......AND I HAD 80 PLUS LBS OF FISH.......THE TWO TWEENIES CAME IN THE AFTERNOON FRANK R....19.5.CORY B...........19 LOL GO FIG I HAVE A FEW PICS ..BUT FRANKS GOT THE GOOD ONES..ONCE HE THAWS OUT IM SURE HE POST THEM.....THANKS EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED AND SPECIAL THANKS WHO STAYED..............HERES THE PICS ENJOY
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Jan 1 2008, 10:32 PM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1948 Joined: 25-July 05 From: ottawa il Member No.: 1259 |
THANKS AGIAN
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Jan 1 2008, 10:34 PM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1948 Joined: 25-July 05 From: ottawa il Member No.: 1259 |
QUOTE (bailybird @ Jan 1 2008, 11:32 PM) THANKS AGIAN YEA SAM
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Jan 1 2008, 11:27 PM
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 Having a Blast  Group: CAG Member Posts: 6632 Joined: 7-February 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 8 |
'grats guys. You are tougher than me for sure.
-------------------- Regards,
Brian Nordberg Quote, author unknown - "Good things come to those who bait." |
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Jan 2 2008, 12:30 AM
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 My quest? Hard fighting fish Group: Forum Guest Posts: 3030 Joined: 1-July 05 From: Monroe City, Missouri Member No.: 1211 |
macfish here. I agree with Brian. Our local conditions weren't as tough as yours but they were bad enough to keep me in. At least the fish were active enough to bite for you. Kudos! Jonathan
-------------------- Izaak Walton - Author of "The Complete Angler" in 1653 writes: "The carp is the Queen of Rivers: a stately, a good and a very subtle fish that was not first bred, nor hath been long in England."
Izaak also called the carp the river fox - because "is it a very subtle fish and hard to be caught." |
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Jan 2 2008, 05:23 AM
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 THE VOICE of Channel-WKORN Group: State Chair Posts: 4924 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Powder Springs, Georgia Member No.: 478 |
Snow Carpin'!! You guys are and inspiration. Great guys guys!!
Ol Capt -------------------- The Voice of WKORN
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOlCaptain The Captain & the Crew- “Just some good ol boys never meanin’ no harm” |
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Jan 2 2008, 06:26 AM
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 I can name my own title Group: CAG Member Posts: 2094 Joined: 30-October 07 From: Croydon, PA Member No.: 3254 |
Love the snow carp!! Great job guys!
-------------------- PB Common - 38 lbs 0 ozs (Current NJ CAG State Record)
PB Mirror - 33 lbs 4 ozs PB Koi - 13 lbs 0 ozs |
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Jan 2 2008, 06:37 AM
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 Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1456 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Bolingbrook, IL Member No.: 1929 |
WEATHER IS NO OBJECT AT JOLIET
Horizontal snow, 42° waters, curious police, wind chills by the end of the day at sub-zero levels, slippery canal walls, and some capricious carp couldn't keep CARPBOWL (Mike O. and Heidi), Big Sam (Sam S.), bailybird (Cory B.), bailybird, jr. (Cory B., Jr.), Greenhorn (John M.), and FJR1 (Frank R.) from the 2008 CAG FFF at Bicentennial Park in Joliet, IL on January 1, 2008. Fishing was off and on throughout the night and following day but we did catch some fish as verified by Cory in previous posts and by the following photos, and we had some fun doing it, which is what the FFF is all about.--Frank 
-------------------- PB and 2009 CAG Big Fish Award (Midwest) -- 37 lbs., 2 oz. -- Saginaw River, Saginaw/Bay City, MI (Pictured in avatar)
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Jan 2 2008, 06:45 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1456 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Bolingbrook, IL Member No.: 1929 |
IT'S BLURRY BUT IT'S DOCUMENTATION
My P&S camera didn't cooperate very well in the dark and in the snowy conditions, but here's some documentation that bailybird caught fish prior to 6:00 a.m., thereby qualifying him for the 2008 FFF Hall of Fame; and I've also included a photo of my smallest carp entry (16 oz.). I also had a pic of Big Sam and a pre-6:00 a.m. fish, but Cory's photo of Sam in this thread is the same photo.--Frank  
This post has been edited by FJR1: Jan 2 2008, 06:51 AM -------------------- PB and 2009 CAG Big Fish Award (Midwest) -- 37 lbs., 2 oz. -- Saginaw River, Saginaw/Bay City, MI (Pictured in avatar)
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Jan 2 2008, 06:51 AM
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 Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1144 Joined: 21-October 06 From: Plainfield,Illinois. Member No.: 2171 |
Hey, Had a great time too bad I couldnt stay longer. It seems Im always the one staying longer so it was your guys turn today
 I also heard greenhorn is the latest blue barrel search victim in the canal after going out on new years More pics....
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Jan 2 2008, 06:55 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1456 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Bolingbrook, IL Member No.: 1929 |
QUOTE (CARPBOWL @ Jan 2 2008, 06:51 AM) Hey, Had a great time too bad I couldnt stay longer. It seems Im always the one staying longer so it was your guys turn today I also heard greenhorn is the latest blue barrel search victim in the canal after going out on new years More pics.... Thanks, Mike, for the pics showing Sam with a fish just after midnight and me with my 12:29 a.m. catch. Too bad you couldn't stay longer. I think Cory ended up with 80+ pounds of Carp and I was fortunate to have 100+ pounds. Of course, you've caught more than your share this past year with nearly 1,000 carp for 2007.--Frank This post has been edited by FJR1: Jan 2 2008, 07:25 AM -------------------- PB and 2009 CAG Big Fish Award (Midwest) -- 37 lbs., 2 oz. -- Saginaw River, Saginaw/Bay City, MI (Pictured in avatar)
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Jan 2 2008, 07:08 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1456 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Bolingbrook, IL Member No.: 1929 |
CAMOUFLAGED CARPER
I hope you can see bailybird (Cory B.) in these photos, as he is nicely camouflaged and toasty warm with some cold-weather carping clothes at the 2008 FFF in Joliet. Those are a couple of nice fish, too!--Frank  
This post has been edited by FJR1: Jan 2 2008, 07:10 AM -------------------- PB and 2009 CAG Big Fish Award (Midwest) -- 37 lbs., 2 oz. -- Saginaw River, Saginaw/Bay City, MI (Pictured in avatar)
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Jan 2 2008, 07:23 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1456 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Bolingbrook, IL Member No.: 1929 |
My 19 lb. 8 oz. FFF Carp
I was fortunate to capture this 19.5 pound carp at about 9:00 a.m. at the 2008 FFF in Joliet, IL on Jan. 1. It didn't fight too hard in the sub-50° cold waters, but it was still a challenge to my partially frozen fingers and stiff carp gear. Thanks to bailybird (Cory B.) for taking the pic.--Frank 
-------------------- PB and 2009 CAG Big Fish Award (Midwest) -- 37 lbs., 2 oz. -- Saginaw River, Saginaw/Bay City, MI (Pictured in avatar)
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Jan 2 2008, 07:31 AM
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Obsessed Carper Group: CAG Member Posts: 1456 Joined: 15-August 06 From: Bolingbrook, IL Member No.: 1929 |
BAILYBIRD'S 19 POUNDER
Cory B. caught this very nice, paunchy 19 pounder mid-morning at the FFF in Joliet. Way to go, bailybird!--Frank   
-------------------- PB and 2009 CAG Big Fish Award (Midwest) -- 37 lbs., 2 oz. -- Saginaw River, Saginaw/Bay City, MI (Pictured in avatar)
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