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The best of the worst: fishing gear?
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he got lucky... or unlucky. we were bass fishing. me, i prefer not to catch carp. if i cant eat it, i dont care to catch it
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I sure wouldn't mind a fish that size. In fact the first carp I caught was on a french fry. 
Second one was a blast because I was trying to catch him for an hour and finally got him. The only fish I can't stand are the Asian silver carp. They've invaded some rivers around here and are a real problem.
You know what they say- A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work. Unless you get hit by lightning, bit by a snake, or bombarded with boats and noisy vacationers.
Second one was a blast because I was trying to catch him for an hour and finally got him. The only fish I can't stand are the Asian silver carp. They've invaded some rivers around here and are a real problem. You know what they say- A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work. Unless you get hit by lightning, bit by a snake, or bombarded with boats and noisy vacationers.
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Wow, catching that carp on 12# line would be amazing!
it took him a good while to wear that carp down. she drug us all over the cove we were in. as he finally got her up to the boat, i leaned down to grab her tail as he grabbed her under the gills, i saw her eye look at me and with a huge wooosh, she splashed water all over me and him with that huge tail.
.. i guess that was her middle finger as we got her out of the water. huge fish manwhat kind of bait you using to catch carp? got a lake that has lots of them and they want to get rid of them so no limit in catching them out...but i don't know how to lure them...
someone doesn't like roostertails?...that is one of my favs, next to thomas buoyant and mepps...
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Whole kernel corn. The name brands have bigger kernels. punch a hole in the can drain liquid into the water , open the can on up and throw a handful out in front of where your fishing . put a couple kernels on a small strong hook use just enough weight to get it out into where you threw the corn and Don't turn your back on the pole .. they will take it with them
Roy
that one bit on a carolina rigged lizard. they normally do not go after bait like that. i think it was sucking up vegetation and it happed to suck that up too
Alot of the value priced hooks are made in China....I just spent over $100 buy 23 brand new boxes of old hooks off Ebay from a guy that bought out an old sporting goods store. The hooks are all USA made, and in the boxes brand new from the 60s to 70s. Lots of memories for me going to the tackel store with my Dad, and enough hooks to last a life time....
good find! i use eagles for catfish and pan fish. i use Gammy's for bass. ill use more expensive brands if they do not have the gammy i like in stock
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I have enough hooks to last for years. Ill find them on clearance and buy them all. I have a hundred gammy octopus hooks that I use for carp and channels. Lots of texas rig hooks.One of my favorites is a heavy wire Eagle Claws that I paid a quarter a pack for. I get good stuff cheap. Even my Curados and Quantums 1310s were purchased for a fraction of their original cost. I have not been able to find rods that cheap though and have to buy them at retail . I have bought lots of great lures at second hand stores and flea markets. Some of the old crankbaits , I believe, will get as many bites or more as todays high dollar lures. Old wood Rapala Fat Raps and Bagleys I have picked up for as low as 50 cents and do they catch fish .
yes sir they do.. somewhat of a not so secret weapons of many good anglers
I have lures from the 70s my Dad got me as a teen, and they do work well when I use a lure! I think the fish have not seen them in use , so they are "new" to them, and with all the catch and release fishing where I fish, that makes a big difference!
yep; the ONLY time i will deviate from this rule is at this particular lake FOR CARP ONLY...