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Author:
JustinSolak
Date:
Aug 11, 2013
Subject:
Topwater carp stalkin' plus a surprise dinosaur w/ pics
Message:
Slept in today. Didn't roll outta bed til after 9 and decided on french toast and fresh fruit for breakfast. As i was gettin started, I got the text from Mike askin what was up for the day so I told him to come to breakfast. At the table we decided to go try stalking some topwater carp with italian bread (the best) We hit the grocery store for freshly baked bait and headed promptly to the pond. Upon getting there, we walked around to all the usual hangout spots of the carp, looking to see any movement anywhere. There were a ton of weeds in the pond, and the first spot was a dud. The second spot seemed empty as well until we walked closer and seen seven carp come out from under the weeds that lined the shore. So we retreated to a safe distance around to the other side of the small cove and started launching free offerings into the area. We threw a dozen or so peices into the swim and decided to throw some into other areas for good measure. It wasn't two minutes before the carp were taking the offerings, so we migrated back over the the spot. When we got back to the area, we threw a few more pieces of bread in and it was almost instant that the carp were showing interest, so we baited up and launched out hook baits. It may seem crazy, but the carp are very weary in the open water with not much cover, so we stayed about twenty feet from shore a little behind some lower tree branches trying not to spook the carp. First bait was Heather's, and it wasn't 30 seconds before she was hooked up and the fight ensued. It made one strong initial run before geting stuck in the weeds, then it turned onto a boot, but still took a few minutes too get in. After all was said and done, a healthy carp of about 8lbs was landed [URL=http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/JustinSolak/media/heathercarp.jpg.html][img:18439aeb2c]http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z409/JustinSolak/heathercarp.jpg[/img:18439aeb2c][/URL] As Heather was fighting her fish, there were still fish in the area actively feeding, so Mike got his line in the water but had no luck. Over the next hour we had a few close calls but no hookups until a hungry turtle moved into the area and guess what, they love italian bread too. So it wasn't long before Heather was hooked up with one of them too. Unfortunately she lost it after a short while. Maybe fifteen minutes went by until another turtle, even larger, moved in towards Mike's baits. He hooked up, lost it, re baited and hooked up with the same turtle again. This time we got it in. I got in the water, found the tail, and grabbed on. Upon trying to hoist the beast up for a photo, Mike was a little iffy, as the turtle has some massive claws and powerful jaws, and this was one of the biggest turtles I've seen Mike try to wrangle so far, so I offered to lift it for him: [URL=http://s1188.photobucket.com/user/JustinSolak/media/snapper.jpg.html][img:18439aeb2c]http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z409/JustinSolak/snapper.jpg[/img:18439aeb2c][/URL] Don't ask how, because I'm not really sure, but the hook was safely removed from the turtle's mouth and we all still have all our fingers. We stayed for a little while longer with a few more close calls from carp, but they were ultimately spooked. Called it a day after two hours down there. All in all, a pretty interesting session.
Author:
JustinSolak
Date:
Aug 11, 2013
Message:
Forgot to mention, we fish for these fish with ultralight trout setups and the carp are anywhere between 8-12 pounds. Up to 15 in the fall.
Author:
fishfinder
Date:
Aug 11, 2013
Message:
What lb test do you use? Thats a big F'in snapper! How long did it take to get the turtle in?
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