jbeck Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Ok folks, we did it again. The boss called and asked about going carp fishing with his kids, I agreed and went to the river around 6:30 to catch some Crawdads. He thought they'd arrive around 7:15, so I thought I may as well get a line in the water to start things up. At 7:05 I hooked up, I fought this fish until 7:30. I use 10 lb. test line with Medium action rods. This means when they want to run, they run. I landed this fish, good way to start the evening. Next came Goobers turn, ( that isn't his real name, I've been calling him that since he was a little fellow) he hooked up with a decent fish. He faught this fish for approx. 15 min. Then came the boss's turn, we were going to leave around 8:15. LOL so much for that, he hooked up with a good fish around 8:10, and didn't land him until 8:35, he measured 36". Man was that ever fun, we had a blast. I don't know how many pounds of carp we landed, but we figured close to 60 lbs. Hope you all enjoy the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Man I wanna go carp fishing!!!!! That looks like a ton of fun!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterbucks1 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Fun to catch, not to eat! Looks like a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics You Juniata Co boys sure do know how to have fun, LOL. Thats it I'm coming up to bust one of those big guys soon. How far from the house? They are huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Hoyt, there right down below Paps house, 3 min tops from the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Wow! Those are some pretty big carp! Congrats, that looks like a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hunter101 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics real nice carp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washi Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics I know a lot of people won't eat carp but I do. It's quite tastey if prepared right. Those are definitely some good sized fish. I've never used crawdads for carp. Might have to try it sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABuckSlayer Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Great fish! I've never fished for them before but there are plenty in the ponds I fish. What are some of the best baits to use? How would you fish for them in a pond? Good job! Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics looks like fun !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Looks like you had a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics they are sure fun to catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics great pic but you should be wearing an Oklahoma State Wrestling t-shirt those are some monster carp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics What river are you fishing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics we were in the Juniata river around Thompsontown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerdanmagic Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Thats awesome! How did you rig up your crawdads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted August 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics I tear the tail off, then run the hook from the back of the tail towards the front. Just make sure your weight can slide on the line, they don't like to feel the weight. They just suck it in and run like crazy, I almost lost a pole last night. He hit and ran, I jumped and ran, caught the pole right before the reel entered the river. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerdanmagic Posted August 9, 2006 Report Share Posted August 9, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics Cool, thanks for the rigging tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountaineer Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics A couple buddies and I went carping the past 2 days and have only got 1 in so far. We were using a dough bait made of Instant Grits, Strawberry Jello, and Creamed Corn. They seem to like it pretty good, which is why I guess one of them jerked my rod into the water and took it about 10 yards off the bank lol. Luckily we snagged my rod because it floated, lost the fish but got my rod back! They are pretty fun to catch, pound for pound I think they fight harder than catfish. We were fishing during morning-mid day, is fishing them at night or evening the best time to fish them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics they sure are a ton of fun to catch. Especially when they are monsters like that. Nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted August 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Re: another night of carping, Pics [ QUOTE ] A couple buddies and I went carping the past 2 days and have only got 1 in so far. We were using a dough bait made of Instant Grits, Strawberry Jello, and Creamed Corn. They seem to like it pretty good, which is why I guess one of them jerked my rod into the water and took it about 10 yards off the bank lol. Luckily we snagged my rod because it floated, lost the fish but got my rod back! They are pretty fun to catch, pound for pound I think they fight harder than catfish. We were fishing during morning-mid day, is fishing them at night or evening the best time to fish them? [/ QUOTE ] In my area, I've found that they feed well right at daylight to around 9 am. then they start up again at approx. 6 pm to 8pm. Like I said, that is in my area here. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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