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Reply by: channelcat13 Posted: 4/13/2012 5:42:00 PM Points: 1289

Got to love them drag-smoking grassies! I love that fish (much more than regular carp). At the Air Force ponds, I often catch a double-digit grassie on hotdogs! Fun, fun. Nice catch.

CC13

Reply by: EOrf Posted: 4/13/2012 5:44:59 PM Points: 2482

Hell Yeah,I bet that was Freaking fun

Reply by: Show me da fishy Posted: 4/13/2012 6:00:18 PM Points: 1255

always a good fight with those!

Reply by: bratfish Posted: 4/13/2012 6:07:45 PM Points: 903

in a kayak? i bet that was a bit of fun as well as needed patience to get a biggun in on that pd test. nice! i like light tackle big catchs.

Reply by: FishSeal

Posted: 4/13/2012 7:06:13 PM Points: 4436

WAY TO GO!!
I've seen them in there, tried to catch them, but they just ignore me. LOL

Even though it was foul hooked, you are the first that I've seen to catch one from there!

That must've been sweet. Congratulations.

FS

Reply by: Bassinator Posted: 4/14/2012 7:24:29 AM Points: 4

Yes, they pretty much ignore everything, cause I've tried. There are not so much as schools of em out there but more like herds of em. Kinda weird to see one out of the water actually. I still have to wonder what a fly rod, stout mind you, would be like. I got lucky with no weeds yet.

Reply by: EOrf Posted: 4/14/2012 8:06:48 AM Points: 2482

Just looked again man that fish is a beast! Good Job bringing that monster in

Reply by: Bassinator Posted: 4/14/2012 8:17:53 AM Points: 4

So, do you guys feel 43 lbs is accurate? I don't want to go around telling my buddies I caught a 43 lb carp, if isn't correct. Thanks.

Reply by: whiteboyrick Posted: 4/14/2012 8:25:23 AM Points: 132

The fish length to weight chart isn't always accurate cause every fish feeds different. There has also been problems with the length to girth charts as well. I couldnt give an estimate cause I wasn't there. I just suggest you carry a scale next time. But what are the odds snagging a biggie like that again,slim. With or without a guess its still a great catch! Congrats on the tank. I bet it was a thrill on light tackle

Reply by: Troutart inc.

Posted: 4/14/2012 9:54:37 AM Points: 50

Quite the centerfold princess you have there...

Reply by: takeakidfishing

Posted: 4/14/2012 11:03:16 AM Points: 5445

Very cool and congrats

Carp is slowly becoming one of my Fav if not my Fav fish to fish for.I can't think of another Freshwater fish that fights as hard or as long as a carp does.Well done on the release.I see some people throw them on the bank to rot instead of releasing them.

Erik

Reply by: Bassinator Posted: 4/14/2012 11:32:04 AM Points: 4

She was really a good looking fish and would have been a shame not to release it. I grew up in NE, and saw plenty of common carp but never one of these. More silvery, and scary big.

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