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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: sirfunkeybut on March 17, 2011, 04:40:38 PM

Title: carp fishing?
Post by: sirfunkeybut on March 17, 2011, 04:40:38 PM: any of you like carp fishing? personally i love it, fighting carp is fun. I took my girlfriend with me today and caught a few. She caught the biggest fish she's ever caught. only got one piture though but its of hers and she was so happy.
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Post by: phishisgroovin on March 17, 2011, 05:10:20 PM: i like going to Banks lake for carp fishing. i wont keep them though as the only part that tastes good is the ribs, nice white meat. but it has to be smoked for me to like it lol

they sure are a blast to fight on light gear though, not big on killing critters i wont eat so i wont bow fish them either.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 17, 2011, 05:24:13 PM: I like to with arrows :chuckle: I have floated bread balls before and it was fun.
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Post by: willie_81 on March 17, 2011, 05:27:44 PM: very fun when using crappie poles
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Post by: rasbo on March 17, 2011, 06:04:03 PM: use to talk to a trapper in the uk,he loved to catch carp and tench,,,talked about them like we do salmon and steelhead
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Post by: danceswitharrows on March 17, 2011, 06:33:56 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 17, 2011, 05:24:13 PM
I like to with arrows :chuckle:

Thats the only way to go when it comes to carp :tup:
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Post by: steve04 on March 17, 2011, 07:30:01 PM: what are you using to catch them? worms?
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Post by: sirfunkeybut on March 17, 2011, 08:03:56 PM: Quote from: steve04 on March 17, 2011, 07:30:01 PM
what are you using to catch them? worms?
Yes, I don't eat them either. And its nice when its 4lb test and a small trout pole
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Post by: agchawk on March 17, 2011, 08:05:44 PM: Heck yes!!!! I love fishing for the big lugs!

We use bread dough and corn.

Here are some pics of some of the carp we caught last summer. (Three are common carp. The one my littlest boy caught is a mirror carp)
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 18, 2011, 12:49:21 AM: Love the mirror :drool: those pictures make my trigger finger itch :drool: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Machias on March 18, 2011, 08:37:46 AM: Well having spent 6 years in the UK where carp are looked at and put on the same level as guys here do wild steelhead, yes I love carp fishing. They are great fish for kids, lots of action and they learn how to fight fish on light tackle. Great learning tool for when they start taking on game fish. I'll post a few UK carp photos tonight. :)
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Post by: BIGINNER on March 18, 2011, 09:00:49 AM: i love spearfishing for carp... awesome. home made spear and a good throwing arm = 14-18 carp a day :IBCOOL:

quick question, is snagging carp illegal?
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Post by: h20hunter on March 18, 2011, 09:12:50 AM: Carp on light gear are awesome!
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on March 18, 2011, 09:15:38 AM: Ahhh, yes, the old Round Mouth Bass. I used to spend almost every waking moment in my youth fishing and harpooning them in the Milwaukee river in my home town in WI.
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Post by: MtnMuley on March 18, 2011, 09:59:23 AM: Quote from: NRA4LIFE on March 18, 2011, 09:15:38 AM
Ahhh, yes, the old Round Mouth Bass.

Ahhh, no.....you just didn't say that.... :chuckle: However, they can be a hoot to battle with beings with an arrow or lightweight spinning gear. I've even sold a few to a certain culture back in the day.....yeller' sided salmon...... :chuckle:
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Post by: backyard bucks on March 18, 2011, 01:15:16 PM: they are a blast when you snag into the side of one on my smallmouth gear.. :o
i always keep a pole set up with a big teble hook during our tournies and when i see a good chance to snag into one for the fight i'm all over it... :IBCOOL:
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Post by: tlbradford on March 18, 2011, 01:35:09 PM: They are a lot of fun on a #4-#6 fly rod too.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 18, 2011, 01:38:59 PM: Have you found out that carp actually stink? Well atleast the ones I was able to catch or snag and get in.
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Post by: MtnMuley on March 18, 2011, 02:32:45 PM: I guess I never got as close to them as you sky. 8)
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 18, 2011, 02:44:30 PM: :chuckle: yea no wonder they tell me I stink!! :chuckle:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 18, 2011, 02:51:38 PM: Carp stink :dunno: Say it isn't so :lol4:
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Post by: shedcrazy on March 18, 2011, 02:52:18 PM: Its always fun when your fishing for crappie, and hook one of those ugly monsters! They do put up a great fight.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 18, 2011, 03:01:04 PM: Before 9/11 I was fishing below Grand Coulee dam and hooked some monster that I could hardly budge. Probably a big carp as I was fishing with worms but I like to tell myself it was the state record rainbow that got away. :chuckle:
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Post by: MtnMuley on March 18, 2011, 03:05:36 PM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on March 18, 2011, 03:01:04 PM
Before 9/11 I was fishing below Grand Coulee dam and hooked some monster that I could hardly budge. Probably a big carp as I was fishing with worms but I like to tell myself it was the state record rainbow that got away. :chuckle:

Nope. It was the state record "triploid". :chuckle: This is know, because the state record triploid that was caught after that a few miles away had some of your 40# braid hanging out its a*s that it couldn't digest....... :chuckle:
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Post by: Cylvertip on March 19, 2011, 01:10:32 AM: In-fisherman Magazine had an article or two on sight fishing for carp. Really good read. They were calling them the bonefish of the North - they said they acted more like bonefish than bonefish did. The guy they went fishing with made his own jigs that looked like a leach or crawfish without pinchers. They would sitecast to the fish, putting the lure in their path. When the fish would be right on top of the lure, he would scoot it or pop it of the bottom - instinct would take over and FISH ON! He was even using a push pole just like Florida flats fishermen to move his boat around. I'll see if I can tack it down.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on March 19, 2011, 05:19:29 AM: They can definately fight!! Its cool to watch them working the grass in Banks looking for food.
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Post by: birdaddict on March 19, 2011, 10:16:38 PM: I have bow fished for them. Thats a lot of fun but I didn.t know that you could catch them with lite gear. How is it done? That one kind of fish that could use some over fishing.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 19, 2011, 11:09:31 PM: I am surprised that the master of carp, with rod and reel has not said anything on this thread. The washington state record holder with a fish of 41.4lbs, caught in 1980 and still standing today. Belongs to a member that most on here know :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Machias on March 20, 2011, 03:50:59 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 19, 2011, 11:09:31 PM
I am surprised that the master of carp, with rod and reel has not said anything on this thread. The washington state record holder with a fish of 41.4lbs, caught in 1980 and still standing today. Belongs to a member that most on here know :IBCOOL:

Who is it?
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 20, 2011, 04:00:25 PM: Iceman :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Maverick on April 06, 2011, 11:08:17 AM: I thought the record was 44 somethin pounds? I hate carp! Kill them all!
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Post by: TheHunt on April 06, 2011, 11:36:39 AM: 44 lbs is a huge carp...

We should have Hunting-Washington carp shoot out some time in May. I think there are lots of folks on here that have archery setup's for shooting carp. The month of May would be a good time to go if the water warms up a bit.
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Post by: Button Nubbs on April 06, 2011, 11:40:35 AM: Got a boat? I got a bow. :chuckle: I'm in! I've been wanting to do it for a long time. My ams kit is just collecting dust!
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Post by: quadrafire on April 06, 2011, 11:56:35 AM: It's been a long time. But we used to catch them by using dough bait made out of strawberry pop and wheaties. (mix 'em together and crunch up until desired consistency) ----I kid you not!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 06, 2011, 02:52:42 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 19, 2011, 11:09:31 PM
I am surprised that the master of carp, with rod and reel has not said anything on this thread. The washington state record holder with a fish of 41.4lbs, caught in 1980 and still standing today. Belongs to a member that most on here know :IBCOOL:

Quote from: Maverick on April 06, 2011, 11:08:17 AM
I thought the record was 44 somethin pounds? I hate carp! Kill them all!

Nope its still the 41.4lb you can look up freshwater records for washington and see it there.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 06, 2011, 05:08:18 PM: Yeah no doubt carp are good fighters but I grew up with a bow in my hands and we used to go to Moses L.K and shoot the heck out of them.. either method is alot of fun ..... :hello: