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  1. Man Ivelin, when I saw the title I thought you had caught a 50 or something because of all the monsters you've been catching lol. But if you keep fishing, I know a 50 is within your reach B) . And your writing was very good...reading it made me wish I could also experience that fight. Big congrats on all your success, including this pb!

    Thanks Barb !!! I wish it to EVERYONE, even the people that dislike me. Its a great experience ! The 50 will come one day, either here or Europe soon enough. Not in a rush, everything happens for a reason and it takes time ;)!!

    Have a cold one on me :).

  2. I believe it has been a good spring for me, after the six day session, which resulted in 30+ fish, six over 30+ and one at 44.4lb, I managed to get out few times localy and get few more fish with one breaking my US Common Carp PB. I caught six fish from 7:30am till 2pm, low to mid 20s, with one just a little over 27lb !

    The fish hit at around 10:30, 11am. This was so far the BEST fight I have ever had. It leteraly took me for a 25 minute spin around the swim, and taking around 100 yards of burning line. I was upto my waste in water, due to the fact that the fish ran so much it was cutting my playing space. Also I was ufraid of the boats that were around. It was unstopble. I was baiting up the swim with K-1 Fruity Peach boilies, fishing with, yellow cherry pop ups and Pineapple Apple STB corn. Well it was a whooping 41lb 8oz, which crushed my previous US PB at 36+.

    Enjoy, and I wish everyone to experience the adrenaline I had fighting this fish..

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  3. With all the reports lately I guess its my turn now :).

    My intensions were spending few days chasing the big belly girls. Weather has been on and off lately, but once again I had timed it perfectly, and it was on my side.

    I caught over 30 fish, from 3lb to a recapture which hit the scale at 44lb 4oz. Few high 20's, and 6 fish over the 30lb mark.

    I wont go much in detail, because I will let you guys find out more in the article which will be in the next NACA magazine.

    I want to thank K-1 Baits, Mihai, Bogdan, Istvan for the great bait and useful tips to make this trip work, also Alin who worked on the pictures and did some retouching.

    Here is a 44lb 4oz, which I had captured last year at 42lb.

    A magnificent common coming in at, 36lb 2oz.

    Last but not least, a 28lb two tone mirror.

    Please follow me for more pictures and reports.

    NOTE !!! THIS IS NOT ALL !!!

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  4. Well as i have mentioned before we are all here for one reason only, to support carp angling in the states, doe not matter if its Paylaking or euro, i dont see where all the hate is coming from towards "euro wannabes". If you did get bored of the euro tips, maybe you should go ahead and post some paylaking tips ?!?!? Or if people are not happy with the "group" go head and make your self a better forum "paylakers group". This is Carp Anglers Group, we are all bonded in one to support others needs and introduce fishing, how ever you can, puffs, boilies, pack, or groundbait.

    Tight lines Lads ! ;))

  5. I keep on reading this and it all tells me once again.. "paylakers" all about competition. At least in our eyes "euro wanabes" we like to fish mostly for fun-big fish. We dont want to be the best !!! We are who we are, and we are free to do whatever WE WANT... We believe our method is better and you believe your method is better, but we like to step out of the box a bit and experiment, while some of you wont experiment, and claim your the best without even trying anything els.. I have nothing against paylaking, maybe just a better fish care and less bragging about tournaments because this its NOT all about them...

    How many days out of the year do you guys spend under the skys bivvying up or whatever you want to call it "tenting" up, lets not count the 2-3 day tournaments ;)... Anyway as i have said for the most "euro wanabes" its all about pleasure, happiness, and relaxation..

    On The Boilie ;) !!

    Cheers, and excuse my grammer lets not forget I am a "Euro Wanabe"...

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  6. As i have mentioned, does not matter who uses what, WE HAVE BIGGER CONCERNS, than what gear and bait we use... Unfortunately we all are different and use what ever suits our needs.. Paylakers seem to be more of a "who is the best" competitive, while the "euro wannabes" enjoy what they do to the point where, we want to have nice gear, be conformable and enjoy the bank and nights spend in the wild.

    Yes I like to have nice gear, because this is part of my fishing.. This makes me happy, it feels my heart with joy and happines, to be organized and have everything i need in certain situations. This is what makes me happy, its not being at work spending the days on the water. I dont really care who has better bait than me or catches more fish than me, because i do this as a sport/hobby to satisfy my own needs, not the paylakers needs or other euro anglers.

    Cheers !!!!

    I consider my self as a "euro wanabe" born and raised in Europe ;)

  7. In my opinion, believing only one thing is very close minded, living within walls that you can not break. As some people mentioned, taking techniques and tactics from euro and paylaking will make you a better angler in general, combining the two styles can be interesting. The sad part is that this carp fishing is dog eat god thing in USA, i believe we have more important things to worry about than arguing over something so simple.. People are free to use whatever rocks their boat and that does not make them a good angler or a bad angler. We are all here for one reason, SUPPORT AND INTRODUCE CARP FISHING IN USA !! We have tons of bow fisherman who kill tons of carp every year, sittin here arguing over something that has been going on for year wont help us in anyway, will just turn new anglers down !!! My point of view !!!

    Cheers

    Ivan

  8. Groundbait is ground up bait. Just like you explain packbait. Just make sure your pickup is better then your pack. Groundbait with a high protein boilie/popup/pack with a puff.

    they are the same thing.

    Dont be hating on europeans. Most of us wouldnt be here if europe never existed. Long live euro carping!

    I really think your a bit jealous and secretly have a rod pod, have a spot of tea in the morning and a kevin nash poster above your bed.

    :))

  9. Congrats on your year!

    After this year which way do you like to fish your pop ups?

    Straight on the hair or bait floss?

    Honestly i dont think i have fished much pop ups on the hair this year. Besides 12mm. This is how it will be from now on, either chod rigs, or 360 rigs for pop ups. Very pleased with the Choddy.. Very good hook ups and no hook pulls.

  10. Well i decided to put few pictures together from 2013 since its almost over. I can say it was a truly great year for me, with lots of good laughs, sharing the banks with friends, and few nice fish. Would like to Thank K-1 Baits for supporting me with such great bait and knowledge to carp fishing. I have spend most of my time this year fishing boilies mostly. 95% of my fish have been caught on K-1 Boilies, the rest 5% on K-1 Maize. Favorite rigs of this year were, the Chod Rig which hAs banked me most of my bigger fish, also lets not forget about the Blow Back Rig, which i have used a lot this year as well and has done about the same damage as the Chod. Favorite Flavor of boilies are, Toffee, JTF, Pineapple Ice cream, Squid and Strawberry, Juicy Tutty Fruity Pineapple. Pop Ups and Bottom baits have caught me a fair share.

    Enjoy guys, Happy Holidays !!

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  11. Magnificent carp! My scale only goes to 50 pounds. I'll have to get a bigger scale. Is that the largest carp caught in the US or by a carp angler, as you stated? Either way, that is a lot of fish.

    Like i Stated, biggest fish know to be caught modern way, carp angling, rod and reel, witnessed and released !!! I just dont want people to get me wrong !!

  12. We all have our up's and downs in life. I would like to share one of the best up's in my carp angling experience. Few months back i got to exchange few messages with one of the biggest carp anglers in the world, Raphael Biagini. Not long after we had met and did some awesome fishing on the Long Island Sound. It really was not what we both wanted but did not have a choice. I had invited him to come carp fishing and share the bank with me when he was free. Two weeks ago we planned a two day session, with the help of Pawel our Polish friend and carp angler we got some gear together for Raphael. Time came, him and his girlfriend were all ready to catch some US carp. First day was pretty slow, we only managed on fish, which was in the low teen range. The plan was to bait up and show up the next day for more fishing and hope of the bigger chunks to come around. As Sunday morning approached i hit the road after work !! I showed up at the swim around 9:20am to find Ralph already in the water. He said " I have a feeling, today I'm fishing far out". As I sat down to have a smoke before i put my rods out, he had a little twitch, followed by a drop back and a slow run on his left rod. As he picked it up, turned over to me and said " Ivan, its a big fish" all sudden the fish found a snag, it was well over 110 yards out in the river. There was about 10 minutes of playing and pulling, thank god the reels had 20lb line on them. Finally the fish was out from the snag and slowly but surely was coming in. I was knees deep in the water with the net, waiting to see the fish. Not long after there were few rolls in the water and my legs started shaking from what I've just seen, the biggest fish in my life !!!!!! The excitement was overwhelming and the adrenaline was pumping in my veins. Putting the fish on the scale was a bit hard due to the weight lol, it hit at 54.4lb, the biggest fish recorded by a carp angler in the USA. He did it, broke another record. We did manage few other fish thru out the day, but nothing massive. Thanks to Pawel for coming out to witness the fish and weight it with his scale too, to make sure the weight was proper. I was having luck on Pineapple Ice Cream Boilies which are the new concept pop ups and Maize, oats with PIC spray, and some crushed up boilies.

    Would like to thank everyone who participated in this great experience for me. It was a pleasure for me to meet such a great angler and share the bank with him !!!

    Unfortunatly we cannot talk mch about baits and baiting tactics ;))) !!!

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  13. Huge fish, to say the least. Congrats to all who were in on landing this critter. Looking forward to the pictures. Where, if you don't mind sharing? Bait or your approach to catching Carpzilla?

    Unfortunately i can not talk about the bait :)... Not that its secret its sponsor politics... Put it this way, I have supported BAIT, RODS, REELS VENUE... I will get more into full details once the Fellow French Anglers posts the fish on his own and the real pictures...

  14. Soon a full report and pictures to follow !!! :)... Glad i got the experience to support the guy on bank with gear ect. and him catching a monster. It makes you feel so much good when you take someone fishing and the catch some fish, especially new records.. It puts a big smile on my face, sometimes its not about just "you" its about the people around you.

  15. Just a little teaser to start off with, I have met a guy few months back.... Finally we got the chance of going out and trying some carp fishing !!! Well I have to say there has been a new record caught, Rod and reel, witnessed and released by a carp angler !!! I have asked what was the current record few days ago and the answer was 53lb, This fish weighted at 54.4lb witnessed and netted by me, and another fellow carp angler as well. More pics to follow !!! Stay tuned.

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  16. Where is said statement viewed as combative ?? If you view the truth as combative maybe you should do some digging inside your soul .

    I have done lots of digging in my soul, thats why i have accomplished many things not just in fishing but in life.. I believe its time for you to hit the pillow or go catch some fish.. Too much times on this forum has eaten ur brain cells !!! Looking for a keyboar fight as always !!! Im well above that.. Good night and sleep tight !!!

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