Darius
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Oh yeah, this guy has a ton of fishing themed videos, all super funny!
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...when I target cats, its with large baits that typically only attract cats, and large ones at that.
We do that as well, sometimes. There are some pretty big blue cats in the Potomac...
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A good alternative to the Okumas (in the same price range) are the Daiwa Regal baitrunner reels (Plus, Z, X, etc..). Or the Balzer Blueberry BR.
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Probably because to each middle double cat caught, we catch 100 one to five pounders that - on heavier tackle - fight like wet newspaper. They disturb the bait and annoy the carp away.
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The 12-13 ft rods are mainly for casting over 100 yards and for controlling fish around snags. You can find decent rods in the $70-$120 range, like the Daiwa Mad Dragon at Bass Pro, or Balzer telescopic rods at psfishing.com. Also, Resistancetackle.com has some decent alarms (RT4) for $18 that you can mount on $6 bank sticks.Big Carp Tackle...
Definitely nice stuff, but $500 for a rod??? $250 for a bite alarm? Sheesh... looks like this is an expensive sport. (the examples are obviously on the high end of stuff they offer, but still...)
Any benefit to having a $500 rod vs. a $30 8' Shakespeare MH weight from WalMart?? I think the boat I'm planning on buying is $500!!!
Don't go the way of tarty expensive tackle, it's a slippery slope.
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Bazinga!
That fish is not common carp, it was caught in Thailand, and it can reach 600lb.
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I know it's impossible to hook one of these, but how nice would that be?
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-five-meter-sea-creature-california-coast.html
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Now that's fancy.... riding a cab to the fishing hole....
I've only fished the basin a few times, and used sweetcorn, without much nuissance from the cats. Tiger nuts also worked. I use bread around the lead, and only chum about a can of sweetcorn.
Have fun and let us know how it went.
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Do you get dropped off? Bike in? There's no parking on a mile radius from the TB...
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Not without Congressional approval... :-(
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Thank you Mike!
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I haven't ben out there this week, but from what I've seen on the news, they've put up yellow tape around all major monuments on the National Mall (stupidest idea ever
) , so I'd assume that the paddle boats parking lot is gated and closed. Backing into it thru the exit might get you a ticket... I think the safest bet would be to park somewhere along the Potomac on Ohio Dr. SW and walk to the Basin. -
Yes Tom, the Tidal basin is open for fishing year round, 24/7. The license can purchased online here: http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/get-fishing-license or in person at one of the vendors in this list: http://ddoe.dc.gov/service/fishing-license-vendors
It's not fenced in, so access is free to the water. You may have a bit of a problem finding parking nearby. And why worry about the license, when there's no ranger to check for one?
Planning a visit?
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I'm game. How'd you do yesterday?
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I still get the error when trying to checkout with PayPal.
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I get an error when trying to use PayPal...
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El Presidente managed to catch a chunky koi in the Tidal Basin: http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/forum/index.php?/topic/51397-santiagos-east-coast-adventure/?hl=%2Beast+%2Bcoast
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Aaaaannnd.... they're back. Nice to see hybernation time is over, Craig. See y'all at the fish-in.
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Come on down to DC for the May 11 fish-in and have the chance to share a bank with a few experienced carpers, while fishing the tidal Potomac or even the Tidal Basin, on the National Mall.
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Aye. Might bring some Debreciners
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Here's something a bit more close to home: http://www.smithpointe-sml.com/
It's not for sale, but you can rent it for 2-3 nights or more. I'm thinking of organizing long week-end fishing outing someday. It has 5 bedrooms, so 5 guys can rent it and bring their better halves, or 10 guys can share the cost, if they don't mind sharing beds.
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I've seen this one being used by more and more CAG-ers. I've had mine for two years, and I'm happy with it:
http://www.psfishing.com/metallica-edition-carp-fish-landing-nets.html
New to Carp Fishing DC area
in Mid Atlantic
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Welcome. Look up "Duck Pond" just east of the Pentagon.