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    The Rod that got Away!

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    Fan-fluoro-tastic! You guys are the cat's meow and then some. Sorry to hear about the flying tackle-pun intended. I've seen my share of flyin carp rods back in North Carolina on the Neuse and Haw rivers. One second you look at the stationary rod....then look away and hear some odd noise and see the butt end of the rod heading for the deep. B)

    Great wrtie up as usual.

    tight lines and hang onto the rods, too. B)

    Steve

    New member from Montana

    in Carp Locally & Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Rick- welcome aboard!

    Lots of carp experts and aficionados here. Utah is like Montana and Wyoming for that matter = Trout crazy. They laugh about my carp fishing until I show this pic and say it's only an inch an a half from the State Record for Catch and Release. And this guy is just a tyke. Not even a 20#.

    Steve

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    Carp Fishing @ Democratic National Convention

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

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    Some of that was great. Sure the security has to "check it out"- don't want no terrorists blowin up some CARP!

    Wait til the Republican Convention.....we'll be seeing both Mac and Sarah on the water- fishing.

    Both are known avid sportsmen.

    Sarah Barracuda is her nickname. (but from HS basketball) still she fishes and hunts.

    And from my FAVORITE state where I'll be next month chasing Silvers.

    Steve

    Much to Close to work.

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    Sad.......that's just tooooo sad. B)

    Here I've got to drive a WHOLE 3 blocks to get to the nearest water. Takes about 360 seconds to get a hook in the water.

    Ain't no cure for you now, brother, just hang it up altogether. B) LOL!

    enjoy your dementia! 1225_confused.gif

    and oh, congrats on the fine catches.

    Steve

    Is this feasible for building a swim?

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    KingKool Posted Yesterday, 02:44 PM

    I'd stick to the lake.........

    KK-probably the best bet. This is the lake that frustrated the heck out of me with my fly rod casting to feeders in the shallows. Couldn't buy a bite from them. Have caught dozens up to 30 inches and have seen bigger "sunnies".

    pmk00001 Posted Yesterday, 04:56 PM

    "feeding the ducks" will definately at least get the carp visiting the area. give it a try. It's really not that far down the bank from where your fishing now is it? About 250 yards from the park.

    in the spot your fishing now, have you been catching any female carp or mostly males. The big fish was a14# female otherwise mostly males. Any significance?

    You really didn't say enough about the lake to make a choice. Think there's a chance of a biggie in there? Possibly a biggie. I have seen over 30 inch fish sunning and caught up to that size. There is ingress/egress to the 35 acre lake via the same river system which could lead to a migration issue.

    ScottEvil Posted Yesterday, 05:03 PM

    QUOTE (fishhead @ Aug 18 2008, 03:35 PM)

    T I still had Mr.65 year old with dyed black hair, pencil thin mustache and artificially white smile come calling. SICK! (no offense to anyone).

    Wayne Newton tried to pick you up? Actually it was a Wayne newton look-a-like contest LOSER! Or MAYBE a Don Ameche Look-a-Like contest Loser.....yea more like this guy. No offense Mr. Ameche.

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    Volker Posted Yesterday, 05:55 PM

    *offtopic (slightly)* STOP wearing those rainbow colored T-shirts *offtopic end*

    It could have been my favorite Carp T-Shirt. The front has a large Carp picture on it.......the back says "I like the big ones!" LOL!! just kidding, no such shirt. B)

    One doesn't generally preclude the other! Are u the only one feeding the ducks. I have caught some nice fish (up to 35 pounds) on white bread on free line in ponds where parents took their kids to feed the ducks

    Any special reason why there aren't any catches registered along the reeds? Have you tried there? Judging from the picture- which is always a bit hard- I would fish were you marked 'Channel'. One rod close to the reed, one in the channel.

    Good luck- and always cover your back

    Volker

    I'm not the only duck feeder, there's many bread baggers frequently. it's a bird refuge/sanctuary with a running trail around it. The only reason no fish were recorded caught around the channel or reeds is besides being a NOOB, I've not fished there....duhhhhhhh....I will now!

    T-JUICE:

    This lake of yours(if it were mine) would be my personal pet project. I would start a massive feeding program to plump up the fish there already. Next I would start a photo journal of the fish I caught here with three measurements. Length, girth and weight. In as little as three years you will have the start of one sweet honeyhole. With the photo journal, you can watch and record your babies growth.

    THAT is probably one really good idea. The lake is pretty much a "joke" in the Salt Lake Valley due to the trout fishers. I get laughed at every time I mention it. There is a certain stigma not only attached to the Carp species here but also specifically to Decker Lake due to the muddy appearance (busy carp) and location and water quality (somewhat trashy). I have ALL the bread in the world at work-there's a bakery in our deli that cranks out 300 loaves daily. I'm the corporate graphics guy and printer in the office suites. I'm using 13-grain flour in my boilies and dough mixes successfully and will be air drying 13-grain loaves to make method mix with bird seed and molasses. Also got some range cubes to "feed the ducks" bread and pellets. Funny the pellets sink too fast for the ducks and geese.

    Thanks for the ideas, guys!

    Steve

    PS- oh yea, I'm the ONLY Carp Angler at this lake though the Mexicans take a few out now and then and I've fed some families with my fish. Most fish for cats here and only light pressure.

    Smallest carp

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    Smallest Carp yet for me. Caught last Friday evening. My fish went from ten pounds down to this guy. And I thought a 1-3 pound was SMALL.

    Those miniature mirrors are AWESOME! I would set up a freshwater tank just to have those in the house. Feed 'em micro-mini boilies to biggy-size 'em, then release back to a local pond.

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    Is this feasible for building a swim?

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted · Edited by fishhead

    This part of the Jordan river is right behind my office and about 250 downstream from the city park where I’ve been fishing with the average carp weighing in the ten pound range. Big fish thus far was 14 pounds with a few 12’s and a 13.

    I saw one fish nearly break the surface but only swirled that pushed water rings upwards like a VERY LARGE fish would or a small submarine. No mammals larger than muskrat are in this river and though there are reputed to be many species of fish swimming in it, my belief is a big 20+ Carp made that swirl.

    Anyway... would it be feasible or frustrating to attempt stalling the fish by “feeding the ducks like crazy” with heavy sinking and light floating foodstuffs? If fed one afternoon and fished the next, does one think the carp may be attracted and stick around for more "duck feeding"?

    Upstream fishing has been great and very easy. Bait up two rods, toss in and fish on within the hour sometimes in minutes and the bite stays good until I leave. The main issue/whine/complaint is the prescence of “distractors”. The kids are OK, the visiting fellow anglers are OK (though I miss some fish while gabbing) the land sharks are NOT OK. The park is a hot spot for men to meet men and that kind of fishing ruins my fishing. I hate to give up such a convenient venue for that reason. Even when I crossed the bridge, got off the path and went down the bank through thistles and weeds I still had Mr.65 year old with dyed black hair, pencil thin mustache and artificially white smile come calling. SICK! (no offense to anyone).

    So I’m moving downstream and found a suitable bank site that is less than sheer drop. The river is somewhat featureless as the picture shows but being a river is a moving avenue for carp to go up and down. Will my duck feeding hold them for any period to time? The current is perhaps 1 MPH with depths of 3 to 10 feet.

    Any thoughts? Or should I move back to a slower fishing-nearby 35 acre lake and concentrate on it? My PB mirror of 29 inches- about 8-9 pounds (no pic) came from there. It is a carp rich environment. Or should I just roll the dice?

    TIA,

    Steve

    Pics are the river behind the office and the lake in front; both only minutes away.

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    Going for the Gold!!!

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    Ahhhh...fantastic! B)

    But then the Captain always goes down with the fish or ..is that down with the ship?

    Anyway...thanks for this uplifting and edifying, sanctifying and satisfying chapter of the saga at the Hooch.

    Amen, brothers and sisters!

    Can we get a "Halleluhja!" for the baptism? B)

    Steve

    Not quite a 20 ....

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    a BIG THANKS, guys for the compliments and encouragement! Only once inch shy of matching the current State Record for C&R of a carp and another inch to beat it. The state record is only 32# though I've a ways to go. I'm motivated but really just LOVE fishing. My wife says it's "my golf course".

    She's right!

    Brid- got your PM and replied. I like the Predator rods already but can see an upgrade like you did would be good, especially to cork handles and a cork/rubber low profile sleeve between the reel and the bottom handle.

    going back at 'em soon with determination and I've found some water with bigger fish.

    Steve

    Not quite a 20 ....

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted · Edited by fishhead

    First off, thanks to you for providing a wealth of information for gaining practical and applicable knowledge here on the forum. It makes a difference in my confidence, skillset and attitude.

    Plus there was this certain Iraqi, a passionate German Brown angler, who showed me his cell phone photo of a weighed 26 pound Common from a pond I’ve recently fished.

    My two new Korean Carp rods were christened yesterday at just one day old. They are offered by Cabela’s at a pittance as Carp tackle goes. $120.00 for the pair. Listed as European Predator Casting or Spinning Rods.

    Both are 11 feet with 1.75 curve. These are my first venture into specalized carp gear and though VERY affordable price wise, I feel they’re a good value for one who grabs his gear and hits the water at any oppportunity without the worry of babying a mega-dollar outfit. In fact my 20 year old Abu- Garcia 6500 C3 baitcaster is right at home on one.

    Back to the fish. With my new rods, I hit the river behind the office and only have a couple small bites in a hour - during which the Iraqi, who’s also fishing, comes up and chats. He tells me of his 26 pound Carp from a nearby small lake and shows me the cell phone pic of it. BIG FISH! He gave it to a Russian to eat.

    Well, I blanked in the hour of fishing that usually sees two fish. So I packed it in for home.

    After visiting the house, wife and kids for a while I get the nod for trying at the Bountiful pond. This is the same pond I pulled the 40 fish all-nighter recently but from the opposite shore this time.

    3 guys are fishing the spot where the Iraqi caught his the week before. I set up down the shore from them a couple hundred yards and bait up and cast in.

    TWO HOURs later my first fish - a very healthy and well proportioned 13 pound common measuring 30 inches.

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    NICE! I just christened a new rod. Back he goes and 30 minutes later a sizzling take down on the other baitcaster and new rod. The Abu-Garcia and Shakespeare baitcaster reels both have line out clicker alarms. I used bolt rigs with my boilies wrapped in fresh dough bait. Plus a dough wrap on the stone. This stays within the Utah regs of keeping the bait “attached to the hook or line or trap” at least IMHO.

    This fish rips the drag and bends the stick nicely. I KNOW there’s a decent fish on. All the others this year averaged 9-12 pounds and this one is feeling a bit more brutish. After a while I start to lose confidence due to the fish’s strength ...that I’ll have either a pulled hook or a straightened one. When it gets near I switch on my headlight and can hear this sound of gulping. Sounds like someone trying to breathe while eating gobs of peanut butter. Oh boy this fish is tired. I have the shakes from excitement and net him is one smooth motion.

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    Not quite a 20 but a new Personal Best.

    He weighs in at 18 and a half pounds and measures 34 inches. That’s one inch short matching of the State Record for catch and release Carp and is from the same 50 acre lake. I grab the Pentax and start clicking away.

    I’m a happy Carper! Now I can hardly wait to return for more.

    I finished off the 4.5 hour session with one more carp - a feisty 2 pounder and a two pound channel cat.

    Wooo-Hooooo! FISH ON!

    Steve

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