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Be great to see pictures and videos. I believe Edwin also taped all of the talks?
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Magazines are printed and have been mailed. Sometimes takes longer to reach certain areas of the country but keep a look out in the mail over the next 2 weeks.
Hope everyone enjoys the edition.
Dean
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COMING SOON!!
This years printed edition is on it's way and hoping to have it in the mail in the next week or so.
Please make sure you update your membership mailing address if it has changed as once I get the list from Willem this is what I will be working off.
Thanks,
Dean
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If the fish is stick in a solid snag (log, rock etc) then changing the angle sometimes works but failing that slacken off the line and put the rod down. It may take 10-20 minutes but sometimes the fish will swim out of their own accord.
With weed, the fish generally bury their heads unless you've allowed the fish to run through the weed bed, which is a much harder prospect. In the first instance, keep the rod high and apply some pressure, but don't double the rod over! If you keep the rod high with a bend in it, the fish will usually start to move although again this can take anywhere from 5-30 minutes. If this doesn't work put the rod down and slacken off and wait. If you can get the fish moving, even slowly you will usually land them.
The only other option that works well is to go out in a boat directly above the fish, at which point they are easy to bring to the surface.
Other things to bear in mind when fishing in weed; use braid as it cuts through the weed better, use a drop off lead system as this will help stop the lead getting jammed in the weed, fish with a fairly tight drag so you don't allow the fish to bury itself in the weed, keep the rod high when playing the fish, use strong hooks as you may have to apply more pressure.
Usually, if you have to apply a lot of pressure you will lose the fish more times than not. Sometimes patience is a much better option.
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Guys,
I'm just putting together a printed edition of NACA as we transition over to a new Editor in Chief.
As all of the pictures posted on the leaderboard were thumbnail size I would like one picture from each of the winners so that I can feature it in my write-up. Below are the people I'm looking for pictures from. You can attach them in this thread or PM them, either works.
Big 4 Category
1st – Jacob Ayotte 134lb 14oz (I have pictures)2nd – Barry Howard 121lb 15oz
3rd – David Pickering 91lb 10oz
4th – Tom Perron 84lb 3oz
5th – Iain Murray 77lb 2oz (I have pictures)6th – Kirk Suedmeyer 73lb 10oz
7th – Frank Rink 71lb 3oz
8th – Keri Doire 70lb 6oz
9th – Todd Richer 60lb 10oz
10th – Christian Torres 17lb
Big CommonJacob Ayotte – 31lb 7oz (I have pictures)Big Mirror
Jacob Ayotte – 37lb 11oz (I have pictures) -
Congratulations to everyone that took part in the CAG Fall Big 4 contest. Below are the winners and prizes.
The big winner this year was Jacob Ayotte who took the Big 4 prize, the big mirror prize, the big common and the combined big mirror and common prize; in fact ALL of the major categories. Well done Jacob.
I will contact everyone individually with prize details so please check your PM's and if you don't hear from me it is because I do not have a contact for you.
BIG 4 Categories:
1st - Jacob Ayotte (134lb 14oz)
$150 Gift voucher
Free Entry into 2016 Spring Big 4 contest
Pictures and details to be featured in future NACA
2nd - Barry Howard (121lb 15oz)
$100 Gift voucher
3rd - David Pickering (91lb 10oz)
$75 Gift voucher
4th - Tom Perron (84lb 3oz)
$50 Gift voucher
5th - Iain Murray (77lb 2oz)
$35 Gift voucher
6th - Kirk Suedmeyer (73lb 10oz) *Please PM me your contact details*
$30 Gift voucher
7th -Frank Rink (71lb 3oz)
$25 Gift voucher
8th - Keri Doire (70lb 6oz)
$20 Gift voucher
9th - Todd Richer (60lb 10oz)
$15 Gift voucher
10th - Christian Torres (17lb)
$10 Gift voucher
BIG Common - Jacob Ayotte (31lb 7oz)
$50 Gift voucher
BIG Mirror - Jacob Ayotte (37lb 11oz)
$50 Gift voucher
Combined Big Mirror/Big Common - Jacob Ayotte (69lb 2oz)
$50 Gift voucher
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Congratulations to all of the winners. I'll post an update and prize winners at the weekend and contact everyone with details if they won.
Great job to Jacob for the big win
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Just 2 days to get your captures posted on the Leaderboard. The competition concludes on November 15th @ 11.59pm so please make sure you get the fish logged if you have anymore captures.
Hopefully, some of you got out over the weekend to log a few more fish
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Guys,
It's taken longer than I would have liked but here's NACA Q2:
It will also be uploaded onto the CAG Servers.Thanks,Dean -
Frank,
This was a back-up in case Willem WAS NOT able to post the logo and registration in time. We are good with the original dates of Oct. 1 - Nov. 15 as Willem posted everything yesterday.
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We are only 2 days away from October and the start of this years 'CAG Fall Big 4' competition. Registration details will follow shortly as will the leader board.
This Fall's competition will run for 6 weeks and will run from:
October 1st (12am) until November 15th (12pm)
Prizes are being finalized at the moment but we will have at least $500 and most likely more. ALL for a $10 entry Fee!!
Categories this year will be :
Big 4 - 1st through 10th place
Big Common
Big Mirror
Big 2 - Combination of biggest common and mirror
Prizes will be announced before October 15th.
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Rules
Competition runs from September 1st to November 15th
Registration is open until Midnight November 1st
REGISTRATION LINK
Must be a CAG Member to participate
Cost: $10
Only Common Carp, Cyprinus Carpio, Count
Anglers can fish any combination of legal waters anywhere in North America
Anglers must register and manage their own catches and photos in our online leader board -Instructions will be emailed after registration
Any number of fish can be added, but only top four count
Submissions must include 1 photo-
-a trophy photo of the fish with angler, the scale used and a printed Big Four Logo shown below
All submissions must be made by November 15th (11.59pm)
Fish must be caught on rod using legal methods and be released safely
Live leader board will be displayed on the home page from October 1st through November 15thCorresponding stories in the forum are encouraged and will be linked to the leader board
Catches logged at any other event will count, but all event requirements above must still be fulfilledFISH SUBMISSIONS
Please make sure you are registered on the New CAG Leader-board.You only have to register ONCE, if you've already registered, lets say for the ATC, then all you need to do is Log in and add the Big 4 event to your name.
Instructions on how to use the leader-board can be downloaded here:
Any questions, e-mail Willem @ BIG4@JOINCAG.COM
The Logo
The 2016 Big 4 Logo will be attached for download below as PNG and PDF on September 30th.
You are required to submit 1 photo of each fish you catch along with it's weight. This photo MUST show the angler holding the fish, a printed 2016 Fall Big 4 logo, and your scale.
Remember, the star of these photos is you with your fish. Your photo may end up in a magazine! The logo and scale just need to be there somewhere to prove you have them. They can be anywhere in the photo as long as they are identifiable. The best way to manage this is to tape the logo to your scale:
The Big 4 Logo is only 3.75 x 2.75." This is the size of many state/provincial fishing and hunting licenses. You can Also put your logo in a standard license holder from any tackle shop, and pin it on your clothes, or even your unhooking mat.
Just try not to put the logo in your mouth, that's not going to look good in a magazine! -
It's with a certain measure of sadness that I have taken the decision to step down as NACA Editor In Chief.
Unfortunately, after a little over 2 years work and family commitments are now at a level where I can no longer find time to fulfill the role. In the past my job has been more flexible and it has allowed me enough time to put the time and effort that NACA deserves. Hopefully, I've done a decent job with the Editions I've overseen. I've been very lucky to have Sal on board as well, and also a great list of contributors.
I'm working on getting NACA 2016 Q2 put together in the next month, so with any luck there will be someone out there who wants to take up the reigns and move NACA forward.
The parameters are all in place; with NACA online via ISSUU. Sal, as mentioned is still on board and I am more than willing to help with questions or information for anyone who is interested in the role; such as overview, timelines, process etc. Here are some of the responsibilities:
Theme and Overview of each Edition (I aim for 80-130 pages per Online Edition)
Securing articles and material (Via CAG and requests)
Editing Articles and Pictures (into a format Sal can work with)
Coordinating with Sal on material
Coordinating with Sal on final NACA and Editing/changes
Posting links, pictures and information on social media
Coordinating Yearly Printed Edition (printing and mailing contacts are all in place)
I'm sure there are a few other things included, but PLEASE DO NOT BE PUT OFF by the responsibilities. If you have the passion you can drive the magazine forward in the direction YOU wish it to go. It is a lot of work but it is VERY rewarding to see the final product.
Again, if anyone is interested please let myself or the BOD know and I'll help in anyway I can.
Brookesy (Dean)
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11 hours ago, SoCalCarper said:
when or how do we get our prize i see some individuals have but i haven't received anything or a message. thanks in advance
I did send you a message at the conclusion of the contest and we followed up with the vendors, but some take longer than others to process.
I emailed Simon at Carpkit so hopefully he sends you over the details of how to claim your prize.
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Please note that I have edited this post as it was pointed out that some of the fish had been added to the leaderboard AFTER June 15th. These fish were not eligible for the competition and were therefore removed from the prize pool.
Thanks to everyone who took part
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Thanks to everyone who took part. Here's a run down of the final placings and winners. First place was decided by less than 1lb as was a number of other positions. I'll be contacting the winners via PM with details of how to redeem their prizes.
I'll be doing a larger write-up in the next NACA so if those who competed can send me their original pictures to naca@carpanglersgroup.com I can then include a number of them in the article.
Here are the final placings:
1st - Jerome Moisand 120lbs 12oz
$150 voucher for Big Carp Tackle
Free Entry into 2016 Spring Big 4 contest
CAG Hoddy
Pictures and details to be featured in Fall NACA
2nd - Dave Pickering 106lbs 4oz
$100 voucher for PB Products Tackle
Trilogy Fishing Towel
3rd - Christian Torres 106lbs 2oz
$75 voucher for Carpkit
4th - Frank Rink 92lbs 10oz
$50 voucher for Trilogy Baits
5th - Craig Welch 85lbs 8oz
$35 voucher for Carpkit
6th - John Finney 76lbs 9oz
$30 voucher for BCT
7th - Iain Morris 73lbs 12oz
$25 voucher for Carpkit
8th - Todd Richer 73lbs 10oz
$20 voucher for Trilogy Baits
9th - Barry Howard 62lbs 5oz
$15 voucher for BCT
10th - Robert Straight 44lb 8oz
$10 voucher for BCT
BIG Common - Barry Howard 32lb 4oz
$75 voucher for Big Carp Tackle
BIG Mirror - Pawel Soloman 37lbs
$75 voucher for PB Products
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The Spring Big 4 is complete. I'll post results and prize winners in the next few days. Thanks to everyone who took part
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2 minutes ago, SoCalCarper said:
All submissions must be made by June 15th (11.59pm) any fish posted after this does not count correct?
or can i post some by end of day today 16th
No, the contest closed at 12am on June 15th. I'll be posting results in the next few days.
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9 hours ago, Jerome said:
Well, you have until June 15th to recover and go catch a few minnows... And of course, I'm sure that Dean has a collection of big fish that he didn't disclose yet, so my lead is all relative... Come on, guys, it's all very beatable. I'm not finished though.
Not sure I will be on the Leaderboard Jerome! I have caught 4 or 5 thirties but I didn't take pictures with the logo. I still have a couple of sessions to come in the next 10 days so who knows?
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I was not involved as I do not have the expertise necessary in the area. Once again, it's amazing why some of our volunteers stick around when they receive comments like yours!
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1 hour ago, ctdaniels37 said:
Not just post counts were lost but hundreds if not thousands of actual posts and all the info and tips they contained were lost. By an unnecessary and unneeded forum upgrade that the membership didn't ask for or approve of.
You obviously don't know what you are talking about!! Willem explained that we DID NOT HAVE A CHOICE with the upgrade. It was not unnecessary and voting would not have made a change to the fact it had to be done. I'm sure he would have preferred to have kept it as was, instead of the upgrade which took days, maybe even weeks to complete!! It's great to see how supportive you are of the volunteers. Thanks to Willem we kept as much data as was possible.
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1 hour ago, Carplover15 said:
Is it to late to get signed up for this event?
Sign-ups are open until May 15th. Competition runs until June 15th.
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David, without a picture posted the fish are not valid. They could also start a thread in the Big 4 section and post pictures there as file size won't be a problem