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There are definitely no guarantees where mirrors are concerned.
I caught a small carp back in the late 1960's that I was told was a "leather". But I didn't catch another "mirror" until about 4 years ago, when I learned about a lake where about 1/4 of the carp are mirrors. Anyway, for me it was almost 50 years between my first and second. Luckily, I've managed a few more since then -- all but one from that lake.
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It's THIS Saturday (10/21).
Hope to see you there... but if possible, let me know in advance so I'll have a head count for food.
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Yes, Carping is fun on its own. But it's the sharing time on the bank with good friends that makes it really special.
Good job!
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Just one week from this Saturday. So far it appears that we'll have around 1/2 dozen there, but still hoping for more.
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NICE!!! WTG!
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Cool job! Welcome aboard.
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1 hour ago, Tony Locke said:
My first trip to North America from England....there was a large pond/ small lake in the middle of Kitchener, Ontario. So armed with some corn and bread I set off to see what I could catch out of it. The answer was GOLDFISH..big ones, little ones, orange ones, yellow ones, white ones! I was not pleased...I hadn't come 3000 miles to catch bloody goldfish. So I put a big worm on the hook and cast it out into the middle. What did I get ? An 18lb snapping turtle!! Not the best start to fishing in America!
Of course you did, Tony!!! All of us here in Georgia know you as the "Turtle King".
I think you'd be disappointed if you didn't catch at least one turtle every time you fish.
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
Salacoa Creek Park, Ranger, GA (Gordon County)
Click on the event in the CAG Calendar for more details.
PM me, or email me (bshildn@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.
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I love to fish, Tony, but you're either far more dedicated -- or else just a bit crazier -- than I am.
Regardless, it would seem that your adjustment to the extreme condition was spot on! Nice!
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Re-reading this post, I noticed that you pointed out that the gar hit your corn "as you were reeling it in". That reminded me of a largemouth bass I caught many years ago -- early 1960's -- while fishing for carp with dough balls.
Back in those days it was common to fish a rig with a "bank" sinker tied at the end of the line, with two loops tied roughly 6" to 1' above the sinker, to which two snelled hooks would be attached. Then we'd put doughballs on the two hooks.
The dough we used in those days would last for about 1/2 hour, so if we didn't have a bite, we'd reel in, re-bait and recast. Most of the time what little dough was left on the hook would wash off as we reeled.
One day, as I was reeling in to re-bait, a largemouth of about 1-1/2 pounds struck one of my hooks. That puzzled me for a while, until I realized that I was picking up some slimy pond weed as I reeled -- and the moving hook with the green mossy weed very closely resembled a small green sunfish. I can only assume that's why that bass hit my "empty" hook.
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Sadly, last fall we had to say goodbye to the rescue dog we had for the past 10 years. I recently discovered a sizable amount of her dry dog food still in the basement, so I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to how I could use it for carp fishing.
It's a high-protein, low fat blend, so my first thought was to grind it in the food processor, and then maybe use it in a boilie mix. This afternoon I did "process" it, and it yielded a full gallon bucket of pulverized dog food. Unfortunately, the texture of the results didn't come out very fine. In fact, the overall texture is fairly coarse, even without the small chunks that remain. Bottom line, I'm not sure how well it would work in boilies. My concern is that they may not hold together very well.
If, as I suspect, this doesn't work well for boilie making, does anyone have any other good ideas how I can use it? I hate to waste that high protein mix for spodding, or even for use in method mix, but I will, unless someone gives me some better ideas. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Nice write-up, Tony. Thanks!
You convinced me to go look at some U-tube videos to get some more info about fishing bread flake.
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That's a very cool double!!!
I've never landed a gar, but I've hooked them on minnows when fishing for other species.
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On 8/6/2017 at 10:20 PM, philaroman said:
I use 12-16' crappie rods as a cheap alternative to float rods -- $15 is a fantastic deal & I'm sure you'll have some fun, but BEWARE!
that "backbone" you describe is an ILLUSION!!! its purpose is to quickly hoist small fish out of brush piles and/or spread the lines in a multi-rod "spider" trolling system -- NOT to horse bigger fish! while the butt sections may appear fairly stiff, the blank walls are really thin to keep the rods light. furthermore, the cheapest ones use lower quality resins & weaker graphite/composite -- I've had a couple literally EXPLODE, after a couple years of repeated abuse by double-digit carp... albeit, that was w/ 10-20# braid & stronger front-drags -- w/ 8# mono & weaker rear-drags, you should be fine
if you really like this type of rod (I do), keep an eye out for a half-price clearance on $60-$80 rods (that's high-end in the crappie world)... something 100% IM-6 w/ good resins & brand-name guides will lend itself much better to being taxed far beyond the rod's intended purpose & it's just more all-around enjoyable to use
also, if you like Shimano rear-drags, try the higher models w/ the Fightin'Drag Lever -- they can be used as a poorman's pseudo-Baitrunner... the older Japan-made ones are the best, IMHO & you can find some very nice, reasonably priced ones on fleaBay
Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely be aware of the limitations of the rods, even though "I THINK" the ones I bought are fiberglass, not graphite, so they should be reasonably forgiving. Glass rods usually (not always) tolerate more abuse than comparably priced graphite rods. I don't think they could sell even a cheaply made 11' graphite rod for $15. Plus, I will probably continue using the 8# main line (or go to 10# as an absolute maximum), so if stressed, the line would probably break before the rod.
I'll know better how they hold up the next time I go somewhere with larger fish -- provided I can connect with a few of them on this tackle. If I find a problem (like you described) I will keep my eye out for sales on the rods you mentioned. Good advice!
The Shimano reels with the Fightin'Drag Lever sound interesting, but I've fished for carp with spinning tackle since the 1960's - before baitrunners existed - so I'm accustomed to adjusting and re-adjusting the drag. Fifty years ago I used both spinning tackle (Mitchell 300s) and knuckle-buster baitcasters for my carp fishing. But more recently, I started using the inexpensive Shimano rear drag reels (for about 8 years, off and on) and I also have a set of Bass Pro "Megacast" rear drag reels. BTW, the drags on my Shimano reels all seem to be smoother and more consistent than the drags on my BPS reels.
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9 hours ago, philaroman said:
.... short UL rods were fun, but took too long per fish -- I found L/ML Steelhead rods to be the best choice to fully/quickly enjoy numerous smaller fish, yet easily handle the occasional mid-size
As an inexpensive attempt to try "feeder" fishing, I bought two 11-foot "crappie" rods for $15 each at Academy Sports, and equipped them with Shimano Quickfire rear drag reels spooled with 8# mono (including the line, less than $35 per rod). So far I've caught a few small grassers up to about 6 pounds, and some very small commons on them (that's about the max for the fish in the ponds where I've tried them). The point is that the smaller fish can give a decent fight on this lighter tackle -- BUT, despite the limber tip, unlike an UL trout rod, these rods appear to have enough backbone to handle a fish that's good bit larger, should I hook one unexpectedly, or fish in other waters.
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You introduced your boy to the world of carp angling and caught a few good fish. Nothing better!
Well done!
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Opposite problem ?
There's one place I used to fish regularly where - over a 3 year period - I caught at least 150 carp, and until I caught a 5-12 in late 2016, I had never landed one as large as 3 pounds. See my Avatar for an example of this lake's fish. But I'm certain the problem is not a case of overpopulation. If they were under-fed, they would be biting constantly -- NOT the case. And I've fished a number of swims in the lake, and this pretty much seems to be the size. Also, a decade ago there were carp in the teens caught in the lake, and even one over 20 -- as reported by "reputable" CAG members. I've seen mussel shells along the shore, so the lake does appear to have sufficient nutrients (also, the bass and crappie anglers seem to do fairly well, size-wise).
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Nice! Good looking fish.
Those carp are built like torpedoes -- all muscle, not much fat. I'll bet they gave you a great fight.
Good job on the photos and video, too.
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14 hours ago, Cannonball said:
Looking forward to it. Let me know in advance so I can bait the area. Really not able to set a definite time. needmotime2fish and another usually trek up here in the spring and fall but I plan on fishing a lot in the meantime. Was going to fish this week but asthma and allergies flared up and kept me inside most of the time. Maybe next week. Will keep you posted on what transpires (how's that for a big word?).
James, we usually make at least one trip in the spring and another in the fall, to fish with 'Cannonball'. We usually catch both buffs (smallmouth buffalo, where we're fishing) and carp at both times. Because of the TWRA (?) drawing down Chickamauga Lake for the winter, our spot isn't good at that time because of low water. Personally, I have never tried it in the summertime -- but I would expect there to be plenty of both species available. John (Cannonball) can send you a link with the lake level schedules as posted by TWRA.
Also, another angler friend of mine who has considerable experience fishing the Tennessee River system, told me that baiting with cracked corn attracts buffs. Also I once read on a pay lake Forum that adding black pepper in your pack bait works well for buffs. Disclaimer -- I can neither confirm nor reject either of those tips from personal experience.
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That's a great session for Lake Lanier, especially considering that you were fishing it in the middle of a busy holiday weekend.
Because of its close proximity to Atlanta, Lake Lanier was - or may still be - the heaviest-used Corps of Engineers lake in the USA. I would assume that there were LOTS of people, and plenty of boat traffic. Catching that many carp there on Memorial Day weekend is amazing. Congrats!
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The Georgia Spring Fish-in was a success. We had a total of 8 anglers plus several non-fishing guests attending on Saturday.
John Torchick and I came a day early to pre-bait (and to fish for a while, of course). We were joined on Saturday by anglers James Holley, Tony Locke, Jim Hatter, and -- all the way from Serbia -- Bojan (aka "boki1606" on our Forum), who recently moved to the USA, and who writes for a Serbian fishing magazine. This was his first venture into American carping. Also fishing were my son, Barry, and my oldest grandson, Cole. My youngest grandson, Camden, didn't fish, but he "helped" us release some fish. Also joining us but not fishing, was David West, a carper who recently moved to the US from the UK. David came to meet some of the local carpers and to enjoy some good "bank talk".
All the anglers caught fish -- some more than others, of course. James Holley landed the largest of the day, a nice common that weighed a shade below 12 pounds. His fish was roughly twice the weight of the other fish that were caught Saturday. But a LOT of fish were caught, especially by Tony and Bojan. Their light tackle approach to fishing seems to be very efficient. Between the two of them, I think they probably landed about 35 carp. Tony also caught about a half dozen bullheads and 4 soft-shelled turtles -- including one that took a boilie.
Most anglers also lost quite a few carp in the heavy weeds along most of the bank -- maybe as many as half the fish that were hooked "got away" before they could be netted. All in all, there was a lot of action, even some "double header" hookups. Losing fish was simply accepted as "part of the game".
The afternoon temperature topped out at 92 degrees -- and there was little or no shade. Fortunately, we had a decent breeze for most of the day, which helped make the heat more tolerable. We enjoyed a hot dog lunch about 1:00, which offered a short break from sitting in the hot sun.
By about 4:30, we had all pretty much enjoyed as much of the heat as we could stand.
So, even though the fish were still biting, we all wrapped up for the day.
Since everyone had a good time we'll probably come back here again for another Fish-in in the fall, when -- we hope -- it will be a bit cooler.
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On 5/14/2017 at 8:18 PM, pickerd said:
It is what you make of it, guys. It is your club.
Sorry to tell you this but in New England CAG is alive and well, growing and very active in every state. Other places could do the same with a little effort and a little less whining!
Sorry, but simply fed up with the negativity.
We're trying here in Georgia. Our spring fish-in is Saturday. We're expecting between 7 and 11 anglers, including maybe 3 or 4 who aren't CAG members. Unfortunately, Georgia is a large state (roughly 250 miles wide by 350 miles long) with just one state chair, and it's completely surrounded by five other states that have no active state chair -- which makes holding regional events (like you guys in New England have done recently) very difficult.
We're holding our fish-in in a corner of GA that would be accessible from at least three of those states. I contemplated inviting folks from those three states to join us. But since the recent reworking of our website, it seems that location and contact information for CAG Forum users is no longer available online to others. The Forum used to have an alphabetic list of login names, and it was searchable using certain criteria -- including location and status (member, guest, director, state chair, etc.). My memory isn't clear, but the entries might have even included email addresses as well. HOWEVER -- bottom line -- because the Forum no longer gives us access to the information I needed, I wasn't able to identify anyone from those other states who might have been interested in coming to our fish-in, so I wasn't able to invite them.
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Bumping this back to the top to remind everyone of the GA Spring Fish-in this Saturday, May 20.
See the CAG Calendar for details. PM or email me if you have additional questions. email: bshildn@yahoo.com
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WTG, Tim!
It's about time you got back in action!!!
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