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My guess is in line with Hankster's. I looked at the dude and figured he ain't that tall.
Six pounds maybe a little more is my guess at around 27 inches. Long and skinny carp don't have the heft that people imagine.
Probably the fight led them to believe the fish was BIG.
Steve
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On my employer's wall is a 3 foot Mahi-Mahi.
On his business partner's wall is a 6 foot sail fish mount.
This is on my wall.
26 inches.
Steve
PS- I guess I should have mentioned that I'm both the Angler and the Artist for the green carp. I pulled nearly 20 decent prints from this fish including orange, green, and dark blue. About 6 came out this well. gyotaku is the Japanese name of the art form.
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Excellent Butterball Koi captures!
Steve
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Excellent recapture! hope he/she feeds up big and comes back for the third time.
Steve
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Just got back from a week and a half in beautiful rainy southeast Alaska on Prince of Wales Island. The silver run is about half over and should go into late october easily. The bonus this year is that they came back HUGE. Ten pound average with some biggies running into the high teens. I managed a 16 pound 35 inch fish which proved to be big fish of the trip. Angler's luck there I suppose. Hopefully, I can get in few more carp sessions before all the water here turns hard. Today the peaks were white again with Mt Timpanogos covered well. Sunny and 70's the rest of the week so I'm going carping! Enjoy a few pix of the Silvers we caught last week. It was a "meat trip" to re-stock the freezer and the keepers were all hatchery run salmon-i.e.-a terminal fishery. Those caught on the fly rod by me and the foul hooked fish were released. The 200 pounds of filets are for my family table and close friends to share during 2009.
Steve
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Well the fall has rolled around again and it's time to head to Southeast Alaska for my annual Salmon trip.
So I'm kissing Carp goodbye for a couple of weeks and saying "HELLO to the Coho!"
Back in early October to chase the golden ones again til the water becomes solid.
Cheers to all!
Steve
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Nice fish! erie effect with that shadow and lighting.
Steve
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FOUR TO SIX DAYS A WEEK?!?!?!?
And here I thought Monday-Weds-Friday was gonna grow me some fins and scales.
Dude, what a life!
Kidding aside, a HEARTY WELCOME ABOARD, matey!
Steve
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Absolutley Stunning!
Steve
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WOW! I'm ready to book a trip to SD!
Love those piggies you brought in.
We did plan a trip to SD for Mt. Rushmore and the sights with a side trip for me to go carping with you but the scheduling got all goofed up with college girl going off to Boston, a San Juan River family rafting trip and Alaska next week. Darn it! Anyway I need to up my PB common and Utah doesn't grow em that big near me. Checking the calendar again closely.
Congrats!
Steve
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Right after catching my Very First Grass Carp and releasing it....a new Carp species, a new Personal Best and that on a new venue...........I turned around and DID IT AGAIN! Not ten minutes after the release and recuperation (for me to collect my nerves - NOT the fish) I get a SMASHING "WHOOSH!" surface bait takedown with the swirl of one hungry fish.
However I feel it only appropriate to fill in the full report on the Southwest Section so as to not upstage Ol Captain's new PB with its multi-territory-multi CAG personality not to mention new Grandson and new friends coverage and fanfare in this section.
So I'll show you the tale of the tape and a kiss goodbye .... until I get it ready and posted on the Southwest side of these Great United States.
TALE OF THE TAPE: 35 glorious inches in length. ONE HALF AN INCH shy of matching the state record for C & R of a Carp and I don't EVEN care. That looks like it's "in the bag" whenever.
.....and the kiss farewell.... til next time. See ya around baby!
Yea, I got a tale to tell about this one and the 5 after it!
Steve
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speechless........I'm just speechless.
Makes me feel like I was there, too.
Congrats on the new PB with your Proper Pulldown!
And much gratitude to the Philly Crew that helped make it happen.
2!Steve
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This is only a teaser.....like Horace of the Hooch, I'm getting my thoughts and pictures sorted out then a full report.
As an intro to my Grass Carp Capture; this from the DWR aka Fish and Game:The grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella, is native to Asia, but has been introduced to many areas of North America to control aquatic vegetation. In Utah, the species has been stocked in Salem Pond in Utah County.
Salem pond just happens to be 40 miles south of me. I blew off work...I mean took some Comp Time... and hit this pond. Second trip for me. The first was on Labor Day when the blasting cold front blew me off the lake. I BLANKED that day. But caught fish later that afternoon at my office venue. But I digress.
Here's the Grass Carp Distribution map image.
See that Blue Dot in the upper middle of the state? That's IT for grassies in Utah, legally that is.
And the DWR sign at the lake. Grassies must be released. I can live with that!
AND.....drum roll please.....the FIRST ever captured by me GRASSIE!
Forgot to weigh it....Dohh! 28 inches long. estimated at 8 pounds or thereabouts.
I'm goofy by the time the camera holder is ready. ahhhhh! sweet success.
Mo' to come! including a second PB right after this one was released!
Steve
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Oh man, oh man, oh man!
The Proper Pull Down has happened again! looking forward to it!!!! Steve
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uhhhh......the bait was TOOOoooo much sun, mixed with NOT enough fish biting, and flying casserole lid.
NO abductions,
NO posterior probings, and absolutley NO carp were harmed in the production of this picture. Steve
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WoooHoooo!!!!
I blew off work early today too, and scored some GRASS!
GRASS CARP that is! Post tomorrow.
Steve
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Same lake as every other day-LITERALLY- I fish it every other weekday for a couple hours after work. Same swim, same time, same bait, same two guys across the lake as the other day. Ordinarily, with luck, I reel in two to three fish. Not this time!
Three hours of suntanning my "racoon eyes" sunglasses mask. So I get out the camera and take a shot of the lake.
Here's what I caught.
Don't even ask....one second it's there...next second - ZIP!- outta sight. Groom Lake is to my west and south a few hundred miles.
Steve
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GOT BACKING? I love it! nothing like seeing the backing going away at a rapid pace.........SIX TIMES on the same fish!!!!!!
WTG! Nice pics and fish.
Steve
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"When you tie a knot the knot is always weaker than the line. Same knots tied differently will have different knot strength too. A lubed and an unlubed knot, when you clinch it down is more different than many people will guess."
Rick- two really good points in your post. The knot is the weak point. I think but am not sure that some particular knot is "supposedly" as strong as the line itself- maybe it's the Palomar knot. Just can't recall at the moment.
More importantly, the lubed knot is the only way to go in my book. I lick it every time before clinching it down and usually do the clinching slowly. This eliminates the heat and friction factor and any crossovers that shouldn't be there.
Any doubters just try the same knot licked and slow then dry and fast. I've seen LOTS of KNOTS snap right then. My bro-in-law gets pigtails all the freakin' time in Alaska when we fish for Silvers. Loses a bunch of lures/fish due to some buggaboo when he ties his knot.
Steve
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MM-Congrats on the new PB goldfish!
Looks like that fattie ate half a loaf of Wonder Bread before you hooked him!
B) WTG!
Steve
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Welcome aboard, Angus!
I too am a multi-species angler as are a number here. Silver Salmon is my target later this month in SE AK.
Carp- whenever the ice is off the water here in Utah.
My skills and techniques have improved greatly since signing on CAG.
Start posting your carp sessions!
Steve
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Good thing I DON'T know how to tie one. I just use the old fashioned improved clinch knot. Almost 100%.
Now my similar woes were less than stellar or I should say strong hooks. Learned during a very bad tasting 3 in a row big fish long distance release session where each time the hook straightened out. Once right at the net and two further out but when the fish gave a hard head turning run. I changed hooks each time thinking it was a fluke. Not the case. I have since RETIRED cheap hooks.
Hard thing to loose a big fish that you actually saw take your offering. Mine were only mid to high teens at most. Just a cheap choice in hooks.
Keep the chin up .....the big boy will reappear someday for ya!
Steve
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Hypothetical Scenario:
One is out fishing for Carp and by chance a BIG one is brought to the net. With current State Records in hand, this fish is confirmed a NEW STATE RECORD and clearly besting the old record by several pounds.
Does one keep and kill the record fish as required by state regs to register the fish? Or does one simply photo and release the fish? The current Catch and Release Record would obviously be broken and newly established in the angler's name provided the requirements are met. They consist of fish species, photographs, specs of weight, length and girth by tape measure, a witness signature and live release of the fish.
What say ye? Keep and kill for the State Record or release for the C&R record?
The fish if killed would most likely NOT be taxidermied but possibly feeding a family.
For me it boils down to this: Do I REALLY have some great need to see my name in print for catching and killing a big Carp? It could be okay to brag on to some but - No, not really some big needed ego thing for me. Would it promote the carp angling sport in Utah to break the record? probably not? The spearfishers here kill tons of carp in their contests annually. This state promotes death to carp as far as I've observed.
Just thought I'd ask.
The C&R record would be achievable easy enough as I've already come within an inch of matching it. The trick would be having a witness late at night. Therefore the catch and kill and weigh in on certified scales would be needed for the state record.
Steve
"Shields Up , Number one! Maximum power to forward shields!"
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Nice healthy looking bunch of fish!
Steve
Monday Eve
in Carp on the Fly
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Very nice! WTG!!!!
Looks like one more session in the AM for me with a fellow from down under who posts here occasionally.
We're going grassin'.
Steve
PS-last two sessions I blanked. Snowed on me, too.