Post by: sturgeon seeker on April 03, 2009, 10:16:15 PM
Post by: rasbo on April 03, 2009, 10:19:19 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on April 03, 2009, 10:20:18 PM
Post by: gasman on April 03, 2009, 10:22:06 PM
i hear ya there ras used to be alot of fun. that went down hill very fast. between the garbage and the damn snaggers. >:( >:(
i am with you, i have not fished it about 10 years, but i do miss it, we had a blast fishing it.
Post by: rasbo on April 03, 2009, 10:24:41 PM
Post by: tlbradford on April 03, 2009, 10:26:22 PM
Post by: gasman on April 03, 2009, 10:28:25 PM
I used to know damn near anyone that was down there.lots of good times noodle rodding silvers..those days are gone :(
Memories.........
I worked in McMillan and would fish the puyallup at lunch and the carbon after work, of before, it depends on the shift.
Post by: rasbo on April 03, 2009, 10:30:16 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on April 03, 2009, 10:32:29 PM
Post by: rasbo on April 03, 2009, 10:34:26 PM
i will go up there this year and spank the pinks :chuckle: :chuckle: love the pink eggs for steelhead and salmon fishing :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:boy they get in there thick,I would hook them then hand my rod to kids hanging around to catch
Post by: gasman on April 03, 2009, 10:35:07 PM
where the box factory .....
Yep.......
Still got a buddy that works there.
Post by: rasbo on April 03, 2009, 10:36:54 PM
Post by: gasman on April 03, 2009, 10:38:36 PM
Dam i am getting old :'(
Post by: G.R.K on April 03, 2009, 10:44:34 PM
Post by: sturgeon seeker on April 03, 2009, 10:51:01 PM
Post by: G.R.K on April 03, 2009, 11:02:24 PM
Post by: rasbo on April 04, 2009, 05:38:36 AM
The fishing is really good at fairfax. ;)are you a huckle chucker....ya the fishing from the bridge just before ipsut and evans creek split is fun :yike: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: rasbo on April 04, 2009, 05:41:54 AM
I fished South Prarie Creek a lot between '85-'94 but never the Carbon.never fished it,except up high for trout..I dont think you can fish it now dont know about then
Post by: Alchase on April 04, 2009, 12:06:51 PM
I have not been down there in over ten years as well.
Just got way to crazy.
Post by: Rack Hunter on April 05, 2009, 08:51:15 PM
Post by: bankwalker on April 06, 2009, 10:18:12 AM
my biggest king ever came from the carbon back in 2002. 66lbs 3oz...weighed on 5 different scales and that was the average weight, all scales were within 2lbs of eachother so i know it was right in the 64-68lb ranger. i hooked it in the first stretch of river only about 20yds from the mouth and landed it 100yds down from the mouth in the puyalup. 2 days before that someone caught one that was 59lbs in the same stretch.
Post by: Gobble on April 06, 2009, 10:23:28 AM
Post by: bankwalker on April 06, 2009, 11:35:58 AM
Post by: Gobble on April 06, 2009, 12:06:26 PM
Post by: mudlugger on April 06, 2009, 02:08:43 PM
i landed 4 kings over 30lbs last season on the carbon. nothing worth keeping though :bash::dunno: :dunno:
my biggest king ever came from the carbon back in 2002. 66lbs 3oz...weighed on 5 different scales and that was the average weight, all scales were within 2lbs of eachother so i know it was right in the 64-68lb ranger. i hooked it in the first stretch of river only about 20yds from the mouth and landed it 100yds down from the mouth in the puyalup. 2 days before that someone caught one that was 59lbs in the same stretch.
Post by: bankwalker on April 06, 2009, 04:15:41 PM
i landed 4 kings over 30lbs last season on the carbon. nothing worth keeping though :bash::dunno: :dunno:
my biggest king ever came from the carbon back in 2002. 66lbs 3oz...weighed on 5 different scales and that was the average weight, all scales were within 2lbs of eachother so i know it was right in the 64-68lb ranger. i hooked it in the first stretch of river only about 20yds from the mouth and landed it 100yds down from the mouth in the puyalup. 2 days before that someone caught one that was 59lbs in the same stretch.
dont believe me? ;)
Post by: mudlugger on April 06, 2009, 04:28:08 PM
Post by: bankwalker on April 06, 2009, 04:50:58 PM
i posted them on a forum once before and everyone claimed im a whimpy guy who was no more then 140lb and 5'5" so they were comparing the fish to someone of that size and still put the fish at the 45lb mark...so that tells the size of the fish if they still thought it was 45lbs and i was 5'5" 140lbs...picture that compared to how big i really was
i ended up being banned from the forum...people calling me out and what not making personal attacks at me. and i was the one that got banned cause of it and i quote " you are being banded for cause trouble on the forum"
ill try and find the pictures. i havent seen then sence 2003. but i do know i have them somewhere.
Post by: bankwalker on April 06, 2009, 04:54:18 PM
even when i had 30+ witnesses and 5 different scales. unless you get solid pics with it hanging on the scale then noone ever believes it. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Alchase on April 09, 2009, 02:19:52 PM
i landed 4 kings over 30lbs last season on the carbon. nothing worth keeping though :bash::dunno: :dunno:
my biggest king ever came from the carbon back in 2002. 66lbs 3oz...weighed on 5 different scales and that was the average weight, all scales were within 2lbs of eachother so i know it was right in the 64-68lb ranger. i hooked it in the first stretch of river only about 20yds from the mouth and landed it 100yds down from the mouth in the puyalup. 2 days before that someone caught one that was 59lbs in the same stretch.
I believe he was asking why you would not keep a fish that big?
My guess is most of the fish out of that hole are pretty much spawned out. About 1 in 10 are still bright. Back in the day I took a 28 lb beautiful king out of there, most are not worth keeping but can be incredibly fun to fight on steelhead gear.
That would be my guess.