Pacemaker Fishing Forum

Last day to fish and the big fishes had not been cooperating with me.  Went to the spot where I had lost the 8+ pounder last week and started cranking a chrome suspending rebel.  Fourth cast and it gets nailed.  It's a freight train!   I've only got 100 yards of 8 lb test line and this fish keeps taking line and smoking my drag .  I'm almost spooled and it makes a massive swirl on top about 80 yards out in the lake.  It's massive! I make up a little line and now it's swimming parallel to the shore........I walk the shoreline to keep up with it.  After about 20 minutes I make up about half my spool of line.  The fish is so strong that I wonder if I'll ever land it.  After endless runs, it begins to slow down and now it's a battle of nerves to get it to shore.  Finally, after about 55 minutes I get it up to the bank and lift her out.  I'm exhausted and so is the fish.  Put her on the scales and 18-10 is the weight.  No one around to take my photo holding the fish, so I lay it down on the ground for a photo. Photo below:
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OK, it was a buffalo carp, but I didn't know it was not a bass until the last 5 minutes.  Still a big fish that I was wanting on this trip.........even though not the species I was after.  Buffalo carp do hit lures and even top water baits.

Put her back to be caught again..............