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Nice littel write up in the IC Section of CarpWorld in this months issue - well done
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I'm jealous. I've missed my annual Larry Trip this year after the CAWC last year, wish I had enough holiday time left to get over, September is a great time of year to fish the place - Enjoy Arvand!
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You can now download carpworld on your iPhone, iPad and Android through the appstore. Tony DP has a substantial article in the IC section on fishing various US waters and Rivers, well worth a read without having to spend $00's on shipping out a hardcopy.
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Captures it all for me, the fishing, the changing environments, the natural world and the highs and lows - well worth a watch
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The Pike scene is big across all of Europe with Eastern Bloc countries taking Pike for the table. The catfish scene is big but fairly regionalised, there are also a few specimen Perch Anglers and Chub anglers, though Chub are omniverous like carp. I haven't seen any negativity around predatory fish to be honest, maybe a few decades ago when Pike were seen as the scourge of trout fisheries, though even those owners now have open Pike seasons in winter and the UK record - circa 47lb's - came from a trout fishery
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I think you're talking about biome's rather than ecosystems Larry, an ecosystem is an ecosystem the world over. Why are US watersheds any different than European ones? The Danube's watershed drains from 10 different countries and from the Black Forest to the Pyrenees which is comparable to the Colorado or other great N American River Systems. I also disagree N American waters are more diverse in types of species, can you back that with any fact?
The point I'm trying to get across is that nowehere else in the world are carp touted for destruction because they have an adverse effect on the reproduction of other species. So what make N America so special that carp are 'destroying habitat?'
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Common sence is usually the best approach everywhere, the reality is that you make do with what you got....and go with what you know. The reality is that water in Europe and Water in North America couldn't be more different. From existing species, to ownership/access rights, to management, to enviromental history/civilizations encroachment.......the two just arn't the same....that's why it so dangerous to start thinking North America needs to follow what has happened in Europe (this is not meant as an insult) we need to make sure that never happens.
Hmmm, not sure I agree with that Wormy on two counts, firstly aquatic ecosystems exist the world over and nature doesn't distinguish between geography's of water, so NA waters and European Waters aren't at all different, they support the same type of food chains (micro organisms, fish, bird, plant) some of the species are different but it's the same basic principle. Secondly, no one is advocating 'North America needs to follow what has happened in Europe', in fact the various NA natural resource departments need to learn to leave bodies of water alone and let nature find the balance. The constant meddling and countermeasures taken have a more harmful affect than just leaving it be
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Please don't forget the largest missconception of all. The Southern Paylaker.
GUS
Tom.
Having met you briefly at the CAWC last year Tom my opinion of Southern Paylakers has changed enourmously, I now see them as a strange breed of hardened anglers with a pseudo-scentific approach to tactics and competitions. A secretive bunch with a tough exterior and a soft heart, a willingness to help others succeed on a one-to-one basis yet outwardly, through the medium of mass media, they show an almost fanatical approach to ensuring their real self is masked in some way. This could be described as diassociative identity disorder but I'd put it down to good old fashioned heckling and a love of winding people up. In a relatively blinded approach the Southern Paylaker feels they have conquered the world, but in actual fact they are big fish in a relatively small pond, much like the waters they prefer to ply their trade on. I've also thought that the Southern paylaker has a lot to teach the European Style of Angler and that a constructive and open approach to such sessions would prove to be much more fruitful than the 'them and us' attitude I've found from both sets of Fishermen.
So yes Tom, I must admit to having perception issues with Southern Paylakers, but now feel I have a much more rounded view
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Well, Marcus, while there are some who do, I wouldnt say most NA carpers know much of anything about euro waters except what we see/hear about in the many carp vids that are published. So if there is such a perception (which I don't share) perhaps it begins there...
Trouble is that many people are quick to judge these days and are happy to go with stereotypes or long held beliefs that have no substance (such as the US perception that carp are trash fish and destroy the habitats of 'sport' fish for example) rather than do a little research and form an opinion of their own. I love fishing US and Canadian waters and if I hadn't gone out and done it 12 years ago I'd probably just think the Amerricans were a bunch of jig chuckers and Bass bandits, good job I know the truth eh
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it's funny how most North Americans regard all European Fish as 'paylake' type waters. Euro Aqua is a 27 acre lake with some massive specimens in Hungary, Rainbow in France is nearly 100 acres, Orient and Madine are several hundred acres, hardly puddles. A triple figure carp has only been talked about since the scar fish in Graviers started hitting the early then 90's, personally I think it's mindblowing to think our quarry can reach this size. I think if I saw a carp that big I'd freak out, even 40's look massive to me!
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Nice story, good perseverance!
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family fishing venue mate, ultimate in luxury with a few kippers thrown in, google la couarde - not far from Limoges
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I took the family to a paradise-like secluded retreat in Centra Southern France last week, we have a 4 and a 6 year old so couldn't fish as much as we both would have wanted but it didn't affect our results too badly and both the children really took to angling, which is more important to me than any of the fish we caught, some pics below:
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matt
i am so pleased for you even though i don't know you. you must be absolutely on cloud nine.
as the thread says.... a fish of a lifetime not only for you but for the history of american carp fishing. and from a river too!
again massive congratulations. live the memory and who knows there might be another one down there.
would be interested to hear what bait you got it on. not too specific other than whether it was a boilie and if so, whether it was fishmeal based.
Matt, echoing Andrew's comments, firstly well done. I would gladly fish a lifetime for a fish of that calibre from a river, a wild fish, I'm made up for you. Secondly email Steve Briggs at Int'l Carper with details of the catch - 6153@briggsy70.fsnet.co.uk - it will make the next edition of carpworld to help raise the international profile. Thirdly, would love some information on bait, tactics etc, any chance?
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it's like fishing method or pack but your packing an open ended block feeder. The more recent feeders are in-line and it is absolutely no different to playing a carp on an in-line lead. If you're fishing moving water, then fish as normal, if you're fishing still water leave it in place for as long as it takes for your method to break down then give half a reel turn to bring your bait over the top of the loose bait in your feeder.
I fished this method almost exclusively growing up as a kid on the canal at the bottom of my garden for roach and bream, I learned a lot about the comparative breakdown times of bread and cereal based groundbaits as a consequence. My favourite method was to plug one end with some van den eynde Gold Pro Red ground bait, trickle some white maggots and a few red casters in, then plug the other end with the same ground bait, cast out until it pinged the clip and leave to the count of 20. 2 reel turns on the old Garcia Mitchell 304 reel and watch the swing tip against the sight guide - oh, they were good days, I've gone all glazey eyed now reminiscing!
Anyway Maestro, give it a go, plug it with your favourite packbait on a relavtively long hooklink, and don;t worry about playing fish one an open ended feeder, it's fine mate really
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good session lads and a great write up
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The statement alone that the French would organize anything at all........
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Love it as always J Man! I don't fish line aligners' exclusively any more but my best results always came with an offset hook and a 12 degree down turned eye - Raptor Big T's rule! Reason being the down turned eye helps accentuate the aggressive angle I seek from the line aligner, and the offset hook cause the bait to 'rattle' in the mouth when exhaled due to the balanced weight ratio of the bait and hook, and the uneven force applied to a slightly offset hook from the exhale. I probably way overthink my end tackle, but I've found what works and applied what I think is a sound reasoning to the problems I've encountered. I'm going to have to get some tied and sent over Jerome!!
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I spent a very boozy night with him in a bar after the WCC 2005. He was describing intently how he'd invented a SAN disk the size of a cigarette carton that could contain the entire worlds data, and how it was going to be his retirement nest egg. Completely nuts but you can never doubt his genius, RIP old fella
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Good stuff as always Jerome, you consistantly manage to highlight what we all know but will never admit to ourselves - we're getting done left right and centre!
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Over the moon for you Mario, you couldn't write a story better than the way it's just unfolded for you, or put another way 'you couldn't make it up!'
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outstanding acheivement, the bar has just been raised for everyone
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thats what its all about boys, loved the tellin' and want to know more anout the Tony DP story, please tell......
Fishing The St. Lawrence In September
in Ontario
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You succeeded!