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Post by bulldog21 on May 18, 2011 17:49:30 GMT -4
My first carp ever. It was caught on a JSR-4 SBB. It must have been hungry...   |
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Post by creature1 on May 18, 2011 18:12:54 GMT -4
Whats the deal with carp, the lake I fish the most has lot's of common carp and the things don't bite. All the guys that fish there say the same thing.
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Post by qbert on May 18, 2011 21:04:15 GMT -4
Nice Ryan!! I have never caught a carp on a Rapala. Have foul hooked them before, but both times they came off before I could bring them in. I always caught them on bread or corn.
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Post by bulldog21 on May 18, 2011 21:31:30 GMT -4
Thanks guys. Yeah I thought it was pretty cool to catch one on a Rapala. He sucked it right up.
I have heard that sweet corn or dough balls made of cereal/big red soda/salt/seeds works well. I have seen some big carp rolling around on the river that I usually fish, I will probably give it a try and see how good they fight.
-Ryan
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Post by qbert on May 18, 2011 22:08:05 GMT -4
Yea, I have a rod with 6lb test on it. Maybe I'll try to catch one on that in the next few days. That ought to be a good fight!!!
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Post by nathanha on May 18, 2011 22:38:39 GMT -4
Very cool I have got them on a jig and a minnow but not on a crankbait. Were you working close and slow to the bottom? Very impressive and nice to have the camera along thats something I for get todo.
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Post by 90collector on May 18, 2011 23:31:57 GMT -4
I snagged a 24 inch sucker on a rattlin rap on accident one time, but have never had a carp or sucker take a rapala
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Post by bulldog21 on May 19, 2011 0:14:37 GMT -4
The spot I caught it was only about 3 feet deep, fast choppy water, with a rocky bottom. In 3 feet of water the JSR-4 was bouncing off the bottom and was actually moving pretty quick
That technique always works well for the Guadalupe bass there. LOL I thought I hooked a big one. It took line off my reel for a while.
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Post by keesvanderlaak on May 19, 2011 0:32:34 GMT -4
Are you sure this is carp? looks more like barbel to me.
Carp here look a bit different.
Carp usualy don't bite on lures because they are herbivorian species..
They ocacionaly bite because the feel irritated by the lure..
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Post by bulldog21 on May 19, 2011 0:54:00 GMT -4
I have never heard of a barbel fish before here. I really think it is a common carp that are found in area, but I could be wrong since it is my first one. I've caught a few weird fish lately in this area. I posted this one before. I'm sure a few members have seen this. It is from the end of last summer. Plecostomus:  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on May 19, 2011 2:15:08 GMT -4
That's a nice (ugly) fish here about the differences on the carp and barbel.. Barbel:  Common Carp:  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on May 19, 2011 7:00:09 GMT -4
The spot I caught it was only about 3 feet deep, fast choppy water, with a rocky bottom. . These are the ideal conditions for Barbel by the way! I am going Barbel fishing this weekend, I am going for fast choppy water with rocky bottom too! a cube of fresh cheese and some pellet baits.. bet that works! I you would like to fish for these things, I can send you some handmade hairrigs to use. no charge though.. |
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Post by 90collector on May 19, 2011 7:46:52 GMT -4
what the heck is that fish? it looks even more prehistoric than our sturgeon
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