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I normally stay out of these discussions, but I wanted to point something out. In 2004, there were three main prizes: The Chicago Champion for the largest fish, the North American Champion for the largest four, and the International Champion for the most total weight. This year, there was no award for the International champion although Bogdon would have won that too. I think it is safe to say that judging by the different names given to each prize which is more valuable or which is consider the true heavy weight champion of the CCC. The International Champion or the total weight of all fish caught is the true champion. Bogdon is the CCC Champion for 2011. We all know it and that is fine with Bogdan. He is not concerned if all of Chicago knows it or not. Not to take anything away from Amos though. I normally consider the largest fish a luck prize, but it often falls to a gifted angler with real talent. Not always, but in this case we can all say it did. There is no question that Amos is a real champion too. The article was for Chicago, not North America. The Chicago Champion was Amos. He is the Chicago Carp King. That is the Chicago award. So what if Amos got a little bit more fame than Bogdan in the Chicago Times, who cares. I am sure Bogdan does not. Bogdan has had one of the greatest seasons on record on the professional carp fishing tournament circuit. Look at what he has accomplished this year. New York Wild Carp Week, World Carp Angling Championship, WI Carp Championship, the CCC, and even the Midwest Championship at Lake Hominy last season. Bogdan has had plenty of press and we all know how good of an angler he has become in just a short period of time. Let Amos have his fame too. After all, look what he is doing in the HCTT. Amos is a real top notch carp angler too. He needs a little credit and fame too. As for me, I am just jealous of both of them but especially Amos. Amos was right next to me when he caught that winning fish, one peg over. Wow, so close... that could have been me.
I guess Amos had the better bait this time or the better peg. My point here is simple, two great and talented carp anglers won the top prizes, not nobodies. Both Bogdon and Amos are well deserving top notch CCC Champions. -
If you buy it by the bushel at a grain elevator, you can really get it cheap.
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The Final Results of the Hoosier Carper's Pike Lake Carp Team Championships!
1st Place: Paul Scott & James Sanders with 343 lbs. 13 oz..
2nd Place: Greg Zaliszewski & Tomasz Falaszewski with 129 lbs. 4 oz.
3rd Place: Tawon Anderson & Nate Kriech with 72 lbs. 10 oz.
4th Place: Gruia Oltean & Partner
5th Place: Dan Rooze & Adam Tomlin*
* Did not fish tournament due to illness.
Largest Fish
1st Place: James Sanders with a 21 lbs 10 oz. common
2nd Place: Paul Scott with a 21 lbs. 5 oz. common
3rd Place: Paul Scott with a 19 lbs. 11 oz. common
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I am going to have to ask James Sanders to send me some. I am afraid, I do not have any photos. I am surprised Jim has not sent you some yet for your online magazine. Here is one from pre-fishing from the month before. It is a 21 lbs. 14 oz. fish that I caught on the same bait that I used during the tournament. Bait seemed to be very important this time. I am still a huge advocate for location over bait, but it seemed the fish were very picky about what they wanted. James tried using the same flavor, but a different bait made by a particular company and it did not work. Once he switch over to what I was using in the same flavor, he landed over 100 pounds. It is the first time that the bait was more important than the location for me. Here is the photo....
Congrats, James, Paul, and all the winners! How about some pics? --Frank
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The Final Results of the Hoosier Carper's Pike Lake Carp Team Championships!
1st Place: Paul Scott & James Sanders with 343 lbs. 13 oz..
2nd Place: Greg Zaliszewski & Tomasz Falaszewski with 129 lbs. 4 oz.
3rd Place: Tawon Anderson & Nate Kriech with 72 lbs. 10 oz.
4th Place: Gruia Oltean & Partner
5th Place: Dan Rooze & Adam Tomlin*
* Did not fish tournament due to illness.
Largest Fish
1st Place: James Sanders with a 21 lbs 10 oz. common
2nd Place: Paul Scott with a 21 lbs. 5 oz. common
3rd Place: Paul Scott with a 19 lbs. 11 oz. common
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Horseshoe Lake
in IL
I have never fished it before, but post your results.
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Other than those events on the "Frinds' of CAG," section, there does not seem to be anything listed for Illinois. Even the CAG Calendar seems to be missing a lot of information of what was supposed to be going on in Illinois this year. Would someone please post the dates of all the tournaments scheduled to take place in Illinois here. It would be nice to see everything all in one place.
Thanks
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Hi, my name is Paul Scott and I live in Central Illinois. I joined CAG and the American Carp Society in 2005. I have also been a MCAA member since 2009.
To better know me, I think it is best to explain my fishing roots. My grandfather was the one who hooked me on fishing at a very young age. My grandfather did not own a boat, so we always fished from the shoreline. That is probably why I feel so uncomfortable fishing out of a boat. I love to fish from the safety of land. However, being a bank angler has not kept me from being a very successful multi-species fisherman. I have also been very successful as a tournament angler.
Below are some of my most recent accomplishments as a tournament angler.
MCAA Tournaments:
2010 Illinois River Carp Challenge in Ottawa (Champion)
2010 Chicago Lagoon Challenge in Chicago (4th Place)
VCRC:
2010 Spring Fishing Rodeo (Champion)
2010 Summer Fishing Rodeo (Champion and Largest Fish winner; set new overall weight record with 75 lbs. 1 oz. of fish)
2010 Fighting Rough Fish IL Carp Championships Qualifier (Champion and Largest Fish winner)
Hoosier Carp League:
2010 Lake Cataract (2nd Place)
2010 Hoosier Carp League Final Standings (6th Place; earned a spot in the top ten championship tournament ahead of more than thirty other anglers)
Major Championships:
2010 FRF IL Carp Team Championships (2nd Place)
2010 Hoosier Top Ten Tournament of Champions “A.K.A. Indiana Carp Championships” (Champion)
How would you best describe your skill level and technique?
I am a sport angler, which means I am primarily concerned with tournaments. However, in 2011, I plan to act more like a sport hobbyist and spend more time fishing for records and less time fishing tournaments.
My technique is a mix of many different styles of fishing. I have studied the art of the Euro-style carp angler and the American pay lake angler, read the handbook of the match angler, learned from my grandfather, a hobbyist angler, and developed new techniques and fishing technologies from my own personal experiences. I pride myself in having many tricks and weapons to use in a fishing tournament. I also have the skills and knowledge needed to be successful as a sport hobbyist and have logged many hours of fishing. I know it sounds like I am bragging, but I have spent a lifetime perfecting my angling skills and adding to my knowledge.
Listed below are a few other accomplishments related indirectly to my abilities as an angler.
<>< I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Blackburn College.
<>< I have worked on DNR fishery projects with graduate students at South Dakota State University, which included the Big Sioux Channel Catfish study.
<>< I have helped run a catfish fish farm, while running fishery genetics experiments at Auburn University in Alabama as a technician and GRA.
<>< I authored a fishing book, “Mastering the Tank.”
<>< I have written several fishing “How to” pamphlets for the VCRC.
<>< I have authored a few fishing articles including one that was published in the NACA.
My personal best are connected to my signature along with my resume of Fishing Tournaments.
Once again I am Paul Scott, expert carp angler. See all of you guys in 2011.
Here are a few more photos!
Here is my girl, Laura!
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Very cool videos!
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Thank you guys!
First, let me thank the Creator, because without him nothing is really possible. I consider myself very bless to be able to participate in carp fishing events.
I would like to thank Jim Donlan for putting on the HCTT and for starting the Hoosier Carpers Trail. I really love the format, and enjoyed my time immensely. It is also great to meet a lot of like minded anglers, and finish the year battling against some of the very best carp anglers in the Midwest.
I also want to thank the sponsors who help contribute donations to the league and HCTT. First off, thank you very much Jim (Westside Bait & Tackle), you really give a lot back to the sport. Thank you so much!
I am sending a huge thank you to all the other sponsors too including World Classic Baits and Greys to just name a few. Carp tournaments are just not possible without your support, thank you! 
A big thank you goes out to CAG for allowing tournament information to flow freely on their Forum, and the CAG chairs that help CAG members connect with each other and find tournaments.
My season probably ends here because of the cold weather, but I look forward to seeing you guys in the Spring.
Take care,
Paul Scott
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Jim,
Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Great stuff!!
Just wondering how tough is it or would it be to tack the CAG user name to those guys that have one?
Phone
Phone,
Here is mine!
Paul Scott Peg #3
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Bravo Sponsors!
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Here is a couple of photos of Laura's Fully Scaled Mirror caught during the tournament.
And the magic bait for the mirror carp was?????
Nightcrawler worm!
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Laura and I would like to say thank you to Larry for putting on a great competition and to all the sponsors who made donations. Championships are supposed to be tuff, and this one was a real nail biter. I felt the way I did back when I used to run track in school; hearing the footsteps of competitors’ right on my heels.
I could hear, “I am coming for you Paul,” the whole way. I mean literally, guys were yelling it down the bank at me. Thank you, Larry.
Lee and Eric also deserve a special thank you. I believe they volunteered their services to act as marshals, so they deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.
I just seen the video put on YouTube by Paul Sanders today, and it is great. Very cool Paul!
Congratulations to the Champions! Jesus and Massimo had a great peg, and they fished like champions. Their teamwork and strategy seemed flawless. You might be interested to know that they were holding the fish in their swim very effectively. I am pretty sure they shut off the flow of fish for most everyone fishing the margins. Laura and I found ourselves struggling to budge the shoal of carp they had feasting in front of them. I am not surprised they finished first by more than eleven pounds, and it could have been even worse if they had not missed a few monsters. Laura would like for me to point out that Massimo and her are both Italian born, so Italy took the Gold and Silver in the IL Carp Championships.
Congratulations to Mike on becoming the new IL CAG State Chair. It looks like your teammate had your back right up until he moved to Arizona. Congratulations to Frank on becoming the new Arizona State Chair for CAG. Mike has been taking my money all year in the MCAA events, and it was nice to get some of it back. I am also happy he is the chair and not me.
I end this post in the words of my teammate who said this to me while she was dragging a 5 plus pounder to the net.
“Don’t worry; I will not lose this fish because I am the greatest angler ever.”
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Here is the list of teams and individuals who have requested I reserve space for them. I apologize for mis-spelling your names in advance. If your not on the list....Or your not going to fish with the other listed angler.....or you want in, get ahold of me quick. I will most likely hold the team totals to 20, maybe 24. Anyone after that will go to standby until I see enough interest to open another section. The reason is bank space at Lowell Park. It there are alot more teams interested I will open more space but then that will require multiple sections and I can't justify that for one or two teams. PLEASE LET ME KNOW !!!
1) Marcin Szydlowsky and TBA
2) Josef Setelle and Bobby Chodke
3) Frank Rink and Mike Olinger
4) Dan Ramir and Scarpo
5) Tracey Jordan and Paul Wells
6) Paul Sanders and TBA
7) Bill Hodge and Dave Moran
8) Don McIntyre and Mark Locey
9) Cory B. and Rick B.
10) Paul Scott and Jerome
11) Larry H. and Sam Snow
12) Jesus Lopez and Massimo Palazzi
13) Fernando Esquidel and Honorro ....
14) Ed Montgomery and Rudolfo Garcia
15) Ioan Iacob and TBA
16) Ernest Kolodziejczyk and TBA
17) Dixon Local team #1 (names not forwarded yet)
18) Dixon local Team #2 (names not forwarded yet)
Paul Pazella has some application, and I will have some with me at Montgomery, Out at Belvidere (if you find me), At my Deck company and I can meet up special if your not to far. For those who are on the list the application has the deposit info. If someone gets real bored and wants to help out, give me a call to show me how to do a pdf, I'm still using a commodore 64
Paul has also offered up a few prizes, and I am still working on more.
I am still looking for stewards, persons to fill the CAG booth and will welcome any CAG members who want to hang out and camp with us overnight. The Pavillion has a fridge and there are grills and fire pits so at night it could be great time, and set the stage fro more of a Jamboree type weekend event for 2011.
******* Also, if anyone has a CAG sign in the Illinois area let me know if you could lend it to us, or bring it ....... *******
Paul Scott and Jeremy Cox will be coming!
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You guys could get into this event a lot cheaper if you first fish the VCRC IL Carp Champpionship Qualifier. The winner is guaranteed a $50 reduction for Larry's event. Also, you will most likely win enough cash to pay the entry for the Fighting Rough Fish IL Carp Championship Tournament.
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Background info:
Dave buys spod rod cuz it looks fun (also because alot of the fishing is at a 50-75 yard range)
Dave puts 50# braid on big reel for the act of spodding
Dave buys pretty spod from BCT
Dave rigs up cool spod rod with spod and uses it all day yesterday
Today
Dave takes spod rod out to new swim
Dave spods for a half hour of small pellets and such with no problem
Next cast SNAP
WEEEEEE spod goes splush 50 yards out
10 minutes later after lots of thinking Dave strips down to skivvies and goes for a swim to get his spod back
Dave is now cold and goes home!
So here is my deduction of the problem aside from spod went flying unattached!
1. bad line
2. bad knot
3. Should I have used a clip to attach line to spod? (Tied not directly to spod rocket loop)
4. I tried to throw it to hard and "snapped" it by not letting the spod stop its backward motion?
I was reading over on another carp forum that now guys are not using shock leaders (which i think are a pain in the rump and cause damage to the guides)
is this true?
The forum said they were using 30# whiplash by berkley.
Any info would be great!
Dave
Do not feel bad, it has happened to us all at one time or another. I lost two spods the very first time I started spodding. Lucky for me, the spods drifted back to the shore, so I did not have to retrieve them.
Here are two things you can do to prevent this from happening again. First, loosen up your drag on that reel. There is no reason to have the drag all the way tight. Do this while the spod is heavy with bait. If the spod drops to the ground, then the drag is too light. You want it just tight enough that it will hold the spod. Having your drag turned down will save you even if you forget to lift the roller arm before the cast. I have done that a few times too, when I was tired. Sure, the bait goes flying out and splashing three feet in front of you, but the spod does not break off despite having stopped three feet in front of you. The second thing you should do is check your line before you start, and then again after every ten cast. I would even tug on the line to make sure it is still strong. Ultraviolet rays from the sun will break down the most lines, so keep that rod out of the sun when it is not in use.
Have fun! Spods are cool and they make baiting a lot easier.
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How can he lift it? Wow! He is a strong person!
What a beast!
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My nephew Brian and I tried our luck at the hot ditch on Lake Sangchris. I hate the cold, so this was a huge step for me. The water temperature was right at 49 degrees, but the air temp was only 19 degrees. Steam was coming off the lake and freezing on our line, the dock, and the tree next to my pod. It was like being in a refrigerator freezer. Unfortunately, this is the only swim location that we are allowed to fish on this lake. Some of the best locations are now off limits to bank anglers. Also, the main lake was frozen, but not safe for ice fishing. Three days before all the lakes were clear of ice, but then we got this cold weather. We had fun anyway and that is what matters. At least, we can say we gave it a try. However, to tell you the truth, I was glad when it was over. Boy did that warm car on the drive back sure feel good. Well, I am done fishing until spring. I will leave the winter carp fishing to you polar bears.
Peace!
Paul Scott
P.S. I posted some photos of out trip.
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Wels,
Here's were I am weak.
I don't know if the introduction of "groundbait, chum, baiting, packbait, etc. - whatever you want to call it - stimulates the natural instinct to forage - even in cold water.
You guys say yes and have the catch results to prove your point. OTOH I have the results of thousands of autopsies on carp from cold water - all with an empty gut.
We both know you can catch carp in water below 50 degrees. The question is "are you to rousing to action or encouraging" some response that improves your random chance of catching carp in these waters??
I used to say NO WAY - - - I am not so sure anymore? I don't know what the "test" would be other than the experience of a group like CAG. I mean there is no "side by side" or "blind study" that would give us the answer. At least not one that I can come up with. It would be nearly impossible to MEASURE the "before and after" change in metabolism in a natural setting.
Phone
Phone,
Nothing at all in their gut? Really?
I rarely catch a carp before late March, so the cold water thing just might be true to some degree assuming that the other factors that I pointed out are not raising the carps’ body temperature above the magic temperature reading. However, I have caught carp and catfish before the water temperature was above 45 degrees. Back when I was a child, we would eat almost everything we caught including carp. Early season fish always had green algae in their gut. But, I am fishing farm ponds, manmade lakes with mud or clay bottoms, and small creeks. Maybe it all depends on where the fish are captured. Also, I wonder about some of the scientific studies that are done in the lab. Smaller thinner fish are not likely to adapt or have the protection of much larger carp in the wild. I wonder how much of the scientific results are off because of the fish being studied. To give you an example, we know that the largest blue catfish become more active in the winter. Smaller blue catfish swim to wintering holes and hold tight with limited feeding activity, but large blues, of more than 50 pounds, become very active with the reduced temperature and increased dissolved oxygen content. In the summer, these monsters hold tight to cover and remain motionless on the bottom until night or cooler weather. When it is too hot the largest fish conserve energy and remain dormant, but watch them spring to life as soon as it is feeding time. But, what you are also saying is that the carp are not digesting the food they consume. I see carp basking on the surface even in the summer months to warm up, so maybe there is something to it. It is just odd that these fish do not remain dormant like the flathead catfish. Flathead seek out a wintering hole and almost become completely lethargic. However, some of the largest fish are still slightly active and will feed.
I know some of the guys are catching fish through the ice, so the real question here is not if the fish are biting, but if the fish are being harmed by the fishing activity. If the carp are not digesting anything, and someone is fishing them, then the angler might just be harming the carp in the process. A fish that is burning its fat reserve is not going to gain weight, and could burn out everything before the end of winter. The next thing to go after fat is muscle. I think there is more study needed here.
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If that is what the science says, then phone just might be right.
I normally catch more carp during the summer months, but we sure caught a lot of carp during the spring up at Two Rivers in April. I took the water temperature and it was at 45 degrees. But, I did notice the fish were a lot more sluggish compared to how well they fought almost two months later.
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All,
For sure this belongs in "beginning carping"
I have been making this annual post, or one similar since at least the first FFF in 2003.
CARP DO NOT FEED IN WATER BELOW 50° - NOPE!
And, I might add what they do ingest they do not digest. At 50 or below carp digestive system is between 5 and 10% efficient. “Feeding” - the act of consuming the food supply for nourishment successfully enough to sustain life.
Carp have huge livers. They can sustain life in water below 50 for up to seven months. To put it simply energy is stored in two ways in their body - fat and carbohydrates. Glucose and proteins are re-converted into in glycogen that is stored primarily in the liver (in carp) and skeletal muscle for immediate energy when it is reconverted to glucose for utilization. Fat is stored as fat. Excessive carbohydrate is converted into fat.
Carp will, instinctively ingest substances. You may, only because you have a line in the water, catch a carp. It will not be feeding. The fact a carp takes your hook has little to do with your effort. Unless you are river fishing the coldest any water you will be able to find is 39 degrees on the bottom – none colder. I firmly believe a lot of guys measure the air temperature as the water temperature. It is really hard to consistently find water below 50 in the lower 48 states, at least below the 40th parallel.
FFF is a joke you blithering idiots!
Phone
Ohh, since the late 1990’s I have offered to let this fact lie. All someone has to do is open a carp and tell me there are contents – any contents in the gut. I will take your word as a gentleman. In the eight years I’ve made this offer NO ONE has been able to find a carp caught in water below 50 with anything in its gut.
Jerome,
Sign me up again this year will you? I still don't have a camera and will probably fish alone. I'm sure, as in the past, you will take my word for my success.
Phone
Any kind of metabolic activity will raise the body temperature of any animal including those that are cold blooded. In carp this is compounded by the fact that they do not hold dormant on the bottom. Flathead catfish stop moving almost completely, but underwater video of carp shows them moving around under the ice. Movement increases the metabolic rate and thus the animal’s internal temperature. Heat is always given off during metabolic activity. Since carp group together tightly, this also increases the temperature of each individual fish, and the water surrounding these animals. This is evident by weak spots associated in ice where carp tend to venture near the surface. Also, keep in mind that this fish species has genes that allow it to adapt to extreme temperature changes. Obviously, if you put a strain of carp from Texas in a lake in North Dakota the fish are probably going to die in the winter; although, some will not because they carry the gene to survive colder water temperatures. You take a fish that has been programmed to survive in the mountains of China, breed it in captivity in Europe for 3,000 years, breed it across the seas in North America for another couple of hundred years, and subject it to the most drastic environmental changes possible over the last 100 years, and yet it still prospers in just about every body of water you can imagine. The bottom line is that the fish has developed ways of coping with temperature changes. Yes, the metabolic activity has slowed down considerably, but that does not keep the fish from feeding and digesting food. Enzymes help lower the temperature necessary for food digestion, close contact with other fish, movement, and burning of ATP and releasing of heat all play a part in keep this animal from shutting down. If you think about it logically, carp are better insulated than many other fish species, yet you can still catch crappie, walleye, and others through the ice. Ask Jim Moyer what is the best water temperature to catch a large blue catfish, and he will tell you 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Furthermore, it all depends on the winters of where you live. If you live in the tropic belt, then perhaps 50 degrees will shut down the animal’s digestive system because of shock. If you live in New York or Canada, the fish may not stop eating until it is frozen in a chunk of ice. Feeding slows and digestion slows rather it is too cold or too hot, but shutting down completely means that death is not far off.
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