Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:12 pm
14th January 2024
When it rains, it pours. Did more harvesting in my new-found honey-hole, including a huge chunk just shy of 80cm. He was just sitting there. I caught him within 20seconds of showing up. I thought I sight-casted him, as he definitely saw my bait and swam over to it, and after about 20 seconds of him hovering over it, I assumed he just ate it but was unaware he was hooked (as my line was very slack). It wasn't until I landed him that I realised he was very lightly hooked in the pelvic fin. As I was reeling him in he had about 3 or 4 mates that were just as big - if not bigger than him. Clarification: it was actually a 'she' given the huge belly full of eggs.
I wish I had got a better pic of the Carpus Collosus - it was huge (and heavy), but I was trying to be discreet so not to attract a crowd, although that failed somewhat as some kids saw it and started badgering me as to how and where I caught it. Anyway, it was a nice warm day, the Carp were on the bite, and I caught a huge one. Couldn't have asked for more.
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2023/24: 24 (2068)
When it rains, it pours. Did more harvesting in my new-found honey-hole, including a huge chunk just shy of 80cm. He was just sitting there. I caught him within 20seconds of showing up. I thought I sight-casted him, as he definitely saw my bait and swam over to it, and after about 20 seconds of him hovering over it, I assumed he just ate it but was unaware he was hooked (as my line was very slack). It wasn't until I landed him that I realised he was very lightly hooked in the pelvic fin. As I was reeling him in he had about 3 or 4 mates that were just as big - if not bigger than him. Clarification: it was actually a 'she' given the huge belly full of eggs.
I wish I had got a better pic of the Carpus Collosus - it was huge (and heavy), but I was trying to be discreet so not to attract a crowd, although that failed somewhat as some kids saw it and started badgering me as to how and where I caught it. Anyway, it was a nice warm day, the Carp were on the bite, and I caught a huge one. Couldn't have asked for more.
+12
2023/24: 24 (2068)