Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:12 pm

Seem to be getting them 70cm or above with regular monotony now. Not sure whats changed since the past (when 70cm was my 'bogey' size) other than the fact that I've had a bit more luck. The only thing I can possibly put it down to is the 4000 size reel with slightly heavier line. In the past I almost always used a 2000 sized reel spooled with 6lb line, which was fine for 95% of the fish I hooked...not so good for the other 5%.

It was a funny day. I just set off to kill a couple of hours, rather than with the specific purpose of catching a fairly decent Carp. I got the big one fairly early on, after moving spots. Nothing for a while after that, then the 3 small ones in fairly quick succession just before dark. The big one didn't fight particularly hard (had 50cm ones fight a lot harder), but it gave a fairly decent account of itself, pulling ample line to make it a suitable sport. It was a light and 'skinny' 70cm if that makes sense.

I've had a bit of luck lately with just using a single split shot and a tiny fly hook as my rig, as opposed to my 'traditional' float set up. Maybe that explains my change in fortunes? I've also made a concerted effort to try 'new spots' within a spot, e.g. a 'new' section of the creek, rather than my tried and true haunts.

What a season its turned out to be! Not so much is terms of the number of Carp I've caught, but it terms of their size! I'm on a bit of a purple patch at the moment, and even if I don't catch another Carp for the year, I'll still be happy! I only mentioned that because, as the summer draws to a close, so will my fishing. I tend to pack the rods away during the cooler months these days. When that will be exactly will depend on the weather.

2018/19 Season: 72 (1705)

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Amateur anglers today fish primarily for recreation. It is a sport, a means of relaxation, a change of pace from the hurly-burly of everyday life. It takes them outdoors to seashore, lake or stream; it is peaceful and revitalizing, and there is always the anticipated delight of hooking a fish, and the unfailing astonishment when this happens.

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Lightningx » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:24 pm

Nice work :thumbsup:

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Kimtown » Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:50 pm

1705

That's a lot of fertilizer

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:46 pm

Despite the ideal conditions today, I only landed 2, just before dark. The sun was out, it was quite warm - the fish should be biting - or so I thought, but it simply wasn't the case. The bread I was using was quite old and crusty, so I actually did a supermarket run mid-fish to get some corn. It was still pretty quiet when I got back, but eventually landed the two - both on corn, just before dark. Despite their relatively small size, they both fought hard and provided great sport!

Would have liked to have got a few more, but any outing where I land something I regard as a success. Hopefully this warm weather sticks around for a while yet. With summer winding down, so to will by fishing efforts...

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2018/19 Season: 74 (1707)

No other form of recreation has such universal appeal. People are rarely too young to enjoy the thrill of catching a fish: no one is ever too old. It is a pursuit for either sex, and can be equally agreeable in solitude or in the company of friends or family. No extravagant financial outlay is required before beginning. Initiation into the joys of fishing is for many boys and girls a Huckleberry Finn experience with a stick, some cotton, and a bent pin.

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Lightningx » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:49 pm

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:33 pm

Headed down to the creek today for a change of pace, which is a bit different (and more challenging) than the 'still water' fishing I've been doing of late. The first spot I went to yielded 3 very timid nibbles for not much return.

The second spot went to wasn't much better - Carp everywhere - but totally indifferent to my bread and corn offerings. As is often the case when I head down the creek, I often get a bite when I'm distracted - this time after 10 minutes or so of inactivity when I was 'exploring' a bit further on down the creek, when I noticed my rod shooting down the bank straight for the water. As is usually the case, the 55cm model (which is a fairly typical size from the creek) provided excellent sport, going on a huge run, stripping the line from the reel at a great rate of knots in just inches of water before eventually succumbing reluctantly to my butterfly net.

What was interesting about this Carp was that it seemed to have some sort of deformity on one of its gills (see pic).

Feeling satisfied at having at least one Carp for the afternoon in what was nearly a fishless outing, I packed up and headed home.

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2018/19 Season: 75 (1708)

The enthralment of the child fishing for tiddlers with his makeshift rig lives on in the adult seeking the super fish with his expensive rod and reel. The transition from mini- to maxi- fish is just a matter of opportunity and cost: the enjoyment, the challenge and the communion with nature remain the same.

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Lightningx » Tue Mar 05, 2019 7:03 am

Nice fish.
Sounds like it was a good fight as well :thumbsup:

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:54 pm

Had one bite for the day (apart from a minute Redfin that I didn't even realise it was hooked) and this was it - a 60cm bottom-dwelling Carp, which put up a great fight, as is typically the custom a Carp of this size.

Taken on Corn. Was a bit lucky to get it I reckon, as I said, didn't have a bite before or since the hook-up, it just seemingly came out of the blue. Fishing in this particular location has been a bit like that lately. I should add that it was one bite more than I got yesterday.

I fear as it starts to slowly cool down, so will the fish and my piscatorial activities.

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2018/19 Season: 76 (1709)


As it happens, the largest bream on record in Australian waters was caught with a handline, and with a breadcrust for bait. So the enjoyment of fishing has no relation to income: it is for everyone.

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:07 pm

This relatively warm-weather has got me out of my now traditional 'hibernation' mode during the football season. With the creek looking very turgid, I was forced to entertain other options. This press release certainly got my attention:

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-murr ... rook-lake/

Murray Cod in a suburban Lake, are you serious??? So I hopped on the 903 bus with rods in tow and headed south down Warrigal Rd to this well stocked impoundment that is Karkarook Lake. I was hedging my bets, I scoured my newly established compost heap for worms to target a native and the obligatory can of corn to catch that other species I am fond of catching, or maybe even a Trout.

Despite the good conditions - sun out and very warm temps, it was really slow going. There were a few people fishing, but not many of them were catching fish. I think I saw 2 trout caught there for the whole time I was there (arrived around 1pm and left at 5pm). As is often the case when fishing, I was just thinking of going when I got a bite. As I was reeling it in, I highly suspected it to be a Rainbow Trout, just going on what other people had caught and the way it fought. When I landed it (a tenacious fight for a fish of its size), I discovered that it was...a fish...that I have no idea what it was! A Bass? Or maybe an Estuary Perch? (In a freshwater Lake?) Macquarie Perch maybe?. Despite the blood coming from its mouth, it was lightly hooked and swam off with great gusto to live and fight another day. As I showed the picture of the fish to fellow fisherman who had asked if I caught anything, their response to 'what is it?' seemed to vary between 'Estuary Perch' and 'Bass'. So I'm guessing it's one of those two species!!

I've been fishing for a very long time, and to catch I fish I have no idea what it was is un-freaking-believable! And to do it in freshwater is more amazing still. Fair to say I left the lake on a bit of a high and also feeling very relieved I at least caught something. I think first impressions count when fishing a new area. Often 'dough-nutting' on a first trip will put the breaks on any subsequent trips. Also, Having cut my teeth fishing in Western Victoria (mainly on Reddies and Carp), having a lake in suburban Melbourne stocked with Cod, Yellowbelly, Trout and Bass/Estuary Perch is pretty amazing as well. Metropolitan Melbourne, as a fishing destination, from sea to estuary to fresh is vastly underrated IMO. The opportunities are almost endless.

So, does anyone know what it actually is?
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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Texas » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:03 pm

Silver perch???

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