KingKool
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nice captures.
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a nice capture.
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gotta love those "barge" hits.
Can't tell you how many double takes I've had when these things go by............of course I cannot tell you how many times I've had to re cast either!
Agreed - it's a "love" / "hate" deal with barges.....
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Definitely a common carp.
The scale pattern suggests that it is a "muddler" (not a scientific term, but one that I believe was coined on this forum some time ago) - most of the scales seem to be of the "common carp" variety, but there are also spots on the body the seem to be a mix of "common" and "mirror" carp scales. Generally, in these spots the uniformity and alignment of the scale pattern is broken and in a more "random" pattern so to speak. These fish appear from time to time and are more common than we think. Depending on the "degree" of "muddling" they may not always be so easy to identify right off the bat.
As for the "bug eyes" - this too seems to be more common than not. Is it due to injury? age? disease? Not sure anybody has a proper answer for this, but many theories have been brought up on this forum in the past.
The coloration of the fish was also brought up in your post. Carp colorations vary quite a bit, and again many theories are out there as to why...diet? water clarity? genetics? etc.......
When all is put together though, the fish that you caught is most assuredly a common carp of the "muddler" variety.
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a nice capture.
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NICE CAPTURES.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a. go to the local pet shop and buy up some crickets
2. superglue a cricket to the back end of a hook
c. attach said hook to line
d. cast out into feeding carp with controller/bobber @ 2 - 3 ft above previously mentioned hook
e. hang on!
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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ahhh, the mighty Mon.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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a nice capture.
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Does anybody know about what a fish like that might be worth to a collector?
Glad to see it went back in - just curious as to what the $$$ value of a fish like that might be, knowing that some koi are bought and sold for thousands.........
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Nice job. My first mirror was just about that same size.
Caught at the world famous Pymatuning Spillway.
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reason for edit: tried to attach satellite map of Peters Lake Park/Boone reservoir/ Cannonsburg Lake area. I failed.
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visited Peters Lake Park on Sunday.........
did some spotting on the "no fishing" side. Didn't see any carp, but did see a whole lot of turtles with the highlight being possibly the largest snapping turtle I have ever seen in PA. It was a pig. I'd venture to guess 20+ lbs.
Great day at glade run
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nice captures on a new water. I look forward to hitting this lake up in the fall..........