[Mon River Carpin: The Bite Picks Up]

that's how you knock the dust off the gear! I'll be thrilled to have 1/2 the luck on my premier '09 session!

nice job and thanks for sharing!

[ice season fully under way]

great fish! i always heard that Ct has some good walleye fishing. i might give the old hardwater a shot...that's if i ever get my outboard put back together

[Mirror Carp]

My 1st Mirror carp; a fully-scaled from the Hudson River. My common:mirror ratio on this stretch of water is around 50:1.

[Muddler ..or full scale]

I picked up this little gem this afternoon

[Not a bad start to November!!]

Great fish...cattie included I've been doing much better once Mr. Sun starts calling it quits.

[45 Pound 2 oz common Town Lake]

i think we know where the majority of that hominy went

excellent write-up for a great fish!

[45 pounds 2 oz. common from Town Lake in Austin]

Wow! look at the belly of that thing!

Is there a story to go with this incredible catch??!!!

[A few "treats" from the river!]

good deal!

(hmmm...i was sorting through my daughter's halloween basket and a thought crossed my mind...a mini-Snickers would fit nicely on a hair!)

[3 fish over 20lbs]

some big ole momba jombas right there! must've been chilly at 9:30

(closest i got to fishing today was a 25lb sack of cracked corn from the feed store )

[rod tips up or down?]

My assumption is that, because carp are resistance/tackle weary the less resistance when they pull the better. I lay my rods with the rod tip as close to the water as possible for that reason,

Resistance-weary however contant/steady resistance is the key in many situations; I like to make sure the fish is at least 'softly' hooked when still in the holder...I drive that hook home when it starts to run.

[How big do you think this carp is?]

agree, somewhere between 7 & 10lbs...tough to say...looks like a pretty big dude holding it.

the question for you is: How much did he say it weighed ?

[Post a picture of your swim]

One of my swims has a bait stealing duck!!

After eating a bag of bait, all you need to do is sneak him some Ex-Lax and you've got yourself a Feathered Bait Boat!