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CozUF2001 · Apr-05-09 5:27PM

I took a couple of friends fishing today. They made the drive from Arlington/Alexandria so I wanted to get them on some fish. Boy did I...or shall I say, did they?!

Here is an action shot of Brent fighting a fish which he initially said should only have weighed about a pound...it was a bit more!

Brent fouled hooked this monster and even had people come out on their decks and take pictures. Ugly, scaley, but huge!

On a more realistic level, Brandon was working his fly fishing skills and landed a bunch of bluegill, but this was his first of the day...

I ended up with a few bass myself, but this trip was for them. Good times and tight lines!

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Ernie · Apr-05-09 5:40PM

I know that carp!! I have a picture of it or his mother when we drained Cedar and I transported a couple of those monsters to Beech!

What a thrill that must have been to reel him in!

bigfoot · Apr-05-09 6:03PM

any weight on that sucker

Dominion Dan · Apr-05-09 7:51PM

Wow, that is a giant carp! How long did it take to land that thing?!

skvan · Apr-05-09 8:25PM

Curly wrote:
John Odenkirk said that carp must be removed from the lake. We tried to get it.......... two Aprils ago, during the electroshocking study. He called it a German carp or something like that............he said it was very bad for the lake.

What the hell do you do with it if you catch it then if you dont throw it back... cant eat the damn thing. Carp tastes like sh..t

bigjeffie · Apr-05-09 8:28PM

that is one nasty customer.

i wouldnt want to touch it.

yakk!!!!!

jumping jasper · Apr-06-09 4:36AM

My first thought was Kahn must be jealous.

My second thought was my bow fishing hobbie.

By the way many cat fisherman use cut carp for bait.

CozUF2001 · Apr-06-09 5:50AM

Quite the chatter!

We did not weigh the carp, but it looked to be anywhere between 30-50 pounds. I did not throw it on my scale.

I almost called Ernie/Curly because the fight was over 20 minutes. He was using spinning tackle and 10lb line and had it securely hooked through the tail. He basically dragged it to the shore.

It was possibly the ugliest thing I have seen in the water (uglier than a snakehead) and the scales were huge. If we somehow get that on shore again (though I am not likely to try), we'll dispose of it accordingly.

AndrewDo124 · Apr-06-09 6:57AM

lol, wow. At first, I thought you photoshopped that carp in! A monster for sure...

EnglishDave · Apr-06-09 10:24AM

looks a bit like a mirror carp. except normally those have a few large scales on a leathery skin. very odd. some sort of hybrid maybe.

L1Ranger · Apr-06-09 10:54AM

maybe we need to have a carp derby - I've heard they can be eaten if prepared right and I'd be willing to try it

Dominion Dan · Apr-06-09 10:56AM

Yeah, I've heard that soaking them in vinegar helps to dissolve some of the small bones. But I'm still not sure I am brave enough to try it.

CozUF2001 · Apr-06-09 11:04AM

I don't know if I have or will ever be hungry enough to consider eating a carp. That is all you Josh!

L1Ranger · Apr-06-09 12:39PM

maybe we'll got target them when ya get your new rod.

I'll eat a lot of "strange" stuff, might as well have carp.

speaking of rods - its getting close to done - its down to the details, which takes the longest, especially when ya gotta wait for stuff to cure and setup, etc - I'll let ya know as soon as its done and we'll figure out a time to had it over and maybe get in some fishing too

CozUF2001 · Apr-06-09 12:53PM

Sounds good. I appreciate your efforts and I look forward to breaking it in.

Bass Hunter · Apr-06-09 1:04PM

jumping jasper wrote:
My first thought was Kahn must be jealous.

My second thought was my bow fishing hobbie.

By the way many cat fisherman use cut carp for bait.

That thing looks UGLY!! You are right Jeff, I am jealous that he got a chance to fight one of those guys. They are almost impossible to bait and catch.

L1Ranger · Apr-06-09 1:13PM

CozUF2001 wrote:
Sounds good. I appreciate your efforts and I look forward to breaking it in.

we don't use the 'b' word in the rod business

you're more than welcome to take the skunk off, but there'll be no breaking of any kind, lol

redskinsfan360 · Apr-06-09 1:38PM

jumping jasper wrote:
My first thought was Kahn must be jealous.

My second thought was my bow fishing hobbie.

By the way many cat fisherman use cut carp for bait.

My little brother has a bow and wants to start bow fishing. He has been looking on line to find va regulations but he has not found them. Where did you find them?

By the way that is one ugly fish!

skvan · Apr-06-09 3:25PM

http://www.bassonhook.com/fishforfood/carprecipes.html

Maybe a hunting party followed by a everyone round at Ernies for BBQ Carp

bigfoot · Apr-07-09 9:10AM

I am looking forward to carp Tacos!

CozUF2001 · Apr-07-09 2:12PM

Josh - how about I look forward to "bending" it in?!

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