[Fall CAG Big 4 - Final Results]

Hoping to see pics soon

[Austin & Brendan - Carl & Alex - Best carp video ever!]

superb video. I haven't got any work done for the last 90 mins..but couldn't be happier..

[Fishing with Bread]

I know the crow isn't in MN because chumming is illegal. That's why I never chum. I only keep my spods and slingshots to feed ducks which aren't there..

[Fishing with Bread]

Rubbish! I spent 7 hours fishing with bread on Saturday and couldn't even buy a bite..and this guy catches a fish with his beak!

[Chumming with corn]

I normally use feed corn, boiled for a couple of hours. Sometimes I add flavor.

I have used frozen corn, but I have boiled it first. I normally save the water used for boiling for boiling boilies/adding to method mixes or just putting it out on the water.

[Few fish from Minnesota]

The cabin belongs to another CAG member. He's nice enough to let a few of us join in and fish

[Few fish from Minnesota]

Jerome...it's only for the carp...cannot be shared

[One of my wet dreams Carping]

If this was in MN, there would be 400 bowhunters standing on each other's back and 10 dnr officials cheering them on. So we know it's not in our state :-)

[Few fish from Minnesota]

Yes. The new pod helped catch the first fish :-)

As for bait, you can take whatever I have. I have no secrets there. The secret is the special carp song and dance I do before casting off :-)

[Few fish from Minnesota]

With minnesota winter approaching, carping seems to be slowing down a bit. But here are a few of the larger ones from last month.. Larger bait presentations have been working well for me this fall.

22lbs

24.11

14 (was actually the strongest fish of the bunch)

[Carp Letters from America]

Was a fun read...thanks for sharing

[Sunday Funday!]

nice fish! I'm slowly learning that carp aren't as picky about the colder weather as I am :-)

[RESULTS - Oct. 24 "Autumn Colors" Event - Joliet, IL]

How long does a net handle need to be to pick up a fish from some of those pegs? Or did people lower those basket nets? Nice job guys!

[Carp of the Month October 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG Members]

Though MN has tons for carp, hooking a 20+ is always a fun. Here's my personal best. 24.11

Note: Just my luck..have to be up again a goliath goldfish and some beautiful mirrors :-)

[Kitchen Sink! Part Duh!]

Well, CT threw in his kitchen sink last night. This morning I set out for the lake before dawn. Driving through dawn in the open country is always a treat..

Once I hauled my gear down to the lake, I took a minute to catch my breath and enjoy the scenery. I then proceeded to spod out a reasonable amount, knowing that CT had already thrown in the kitchen sink over night. I wanted to make prepare a small patch of water to call my own :-)

Thanks to the MN 1 rod policy, my setup looked lonely (maybe I broke that rule, maybe I didn't...will never tell!)

Jaffar and CT soon joined in, and then the party started! First there were the bull heads swallowing 30mm snowman rigs. But once I changed to a different flavor (secret!), the alarms started screaming!

My first fish: 15.4

Jaffar caught up quickly with a healthy one..

My PB: 24.11

Jaffar was quick to follow up with a 22.11

Overall the 3 of us picked up over 10 carp over 12lbs. Fantastic day of fall fishing in Minnesota!

[Connecticut carp tournament]

There are quite few pics on the Connecticut Carp Open facebook page.

[NH new guy checking in with PB]

Just have to ask...does the mat show a carp wearing a bandana ?

[Last Day of the Season! The Kitchen Sink!]

nice fish. Next spring, I am setting up a tent on your shoreline and living there for a while :-) .Let's home they won't bring on commercial fishermen and haul these carp away...I know they are always looking to do that around here

[NH new guy checking in with PB]

good looking fish and cool mat :-)

[September Winner Announced!]

nice piggie!

[Minnesota Fish In! Live!]

I heard CT caught a large channel cat to spice up his birthday!

Jaffar, that should be in the low 20's. Good looking fish. Too bad my weekends have been filled up with family activities. Would have loved to wet the lines.

[2016 CCC]

Minnesota would be perfect for me. As for chumming, I normally just feed the ducks which aren't there :-)

CCC in Minnesota would really help bring on a positive image here. There are thousands of lakes and they all have carp, but the public has a very distorted image of these fish. A fishing tournament would really help.

Other than MN, anywhere withing 6-8 hours driving distance would be fine. I would also like a location where 50%+ of anglers have the opportunity to catch fish. For a 1 day tourney, it's tough to drive for hours knowing that you have slim chances for catching a fish ( even if it's a pig).

Just my 2 cents. We hope to have more fish-in's in MN next year so hope to see more people coming this way.

[Awesome morning fishing flooded river]

Nice fish and good story! I would say the fish in the picture is 18.8 lbs. But you can say it's a 20lb beast :-)

When fishing flooded rivers, I normally pitch the hook bait close to shore and pray that the fish won't go between trees. Have lost a lot of fish that way...but have caught some pigs as well.

[Chilly September night]

nice fish! Still haven't had the pleasure of hooking into one of those mirrors in Minnesota. Saw 2, but they were both in coolers. Eastern European fishing group had caught both and were going to smoke them (I have nothing against people keeping carp if the will eat them)

[Took a guy carping today....]

I have pics of the kid hugging the carp, but will text the dad for permission to post it. Kid was screaming like a banshee when fighting the fish. Helps you remember why we fish for these fighting fish- it's pure joy.