carpanglerdude
02-07-2010, 10:59 PM
Finally got into some good-sized fish, great way to beat the skunk.
Great weather today, a little colder but clear and sunny. Love it, packed my stuff and headed out to my favorite spot in the IE for some carp and bass fishing.
El Cheapo carp bait
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6171/dscn5402u.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/dscn5402u.jpg/)
I set up my carp rod with a hair rig and my http://www.bitebuzzer.com/ and casted it out. Then, I started rigging up the bass rods. Before I had even finished, my alarm goes off, line shoots off the spool, and I'm into my first California carp..YES!
The fight...
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9838/dscn5403y.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/dscn5403y.jpg/)
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9020/dscn5404q.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/dscn5404q.jpg/)
Camera shy..
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4125/dscn5407n.jpg (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/dscn5407n.jpg/)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1640/dscn5411.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/dscn5411.jpg/)
Closeup
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2209/dscn5409.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/dscn5409.jpg/)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4764/dscn5412a.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/dscn5412a.jpg/)
(No, it wasn't caught on a spinner bait, was just comparing it's length to the rod's length)
18-20 inches! Sweet! Fat belly too, probably pregnant.
Ok, enough of that. After dancing around at having caught this fish, I rerigged, and finally got the bass setup rigged up too. One rod for bass, the other for carp. Through spinnerbaits, topwaters and other flasy/noisy toys to get the bass in the muddy water. Nothing, no even a tap. Kinda concerned that the bass might have been owned by the recent flooding...
Here's the setup I was using for carp. Ultra simply, just a sliding rig/running rig with a bread on a hair rig (http://socalangling.tripod.com/rigging/id5.html). http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9537/dscn5418z.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/dscn5418z.jpg/)
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP..alarm goes off again, I was farther down the bank and had to drop my rod and spring back to it..grabbed it, and fish was on, big one, really heavy. I start fighting it, it's not making big runs, just refused to get close to the bank.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9308/dscn5432o.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/dscn5432o.jpg/)
Splash
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6521/dscn5431a.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/dscn5431a.jpg/)
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5509/dscn5427r.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/dscn5427r.jpg/)
Monster
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7660/dscn5428.mp4 (click for video I took as I was trying to get it in, no audio though)
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/4008/dscn5433s.jpg (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/dscn5433s.jpg/)
So, here's where a lot of fail came into play. I had no landing let, and my leader wasn't very heavy (8lb test). This fish was alot bigger than the first one and definitely heavier. I didn't want to just throw it up on the sandy bank, because the last fish lost a few scales from thrashing on the sand...I wanted to scoop it outta the water, take a pic, then put it back in, remove hook and let it go. Unfortunately, that didn't quite happen...I set the camera on timer mode, ran over to the water's edge, reached over, grabbed leader (Stupid!) and started scooping up fish. Fish makes one last run, gets out of my hand, snaps leader...no!!!!
So, all the camera managed to get was this horrible shot, haha
Oh well. Lesson learned...buy a landing net and a unhooking mat (http://www.carp-passion.com/Articles/HandlingCarp.htm) (for carp) for next time. I was able to measure that carp against a rod in the water, it went 27 inches, really bloated/fat too. Definitely a 'teens' fish as far as weight goes.
After that, nothing else hit, so I packed it up and called it a day. Really fun outing.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6987/dscn5436d.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/dscn5436d.jpg/)
Parting shot
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9788/dscn5414.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/i/dscn5414.jpg/)
Great weather today, a little colder but clear and sunny. Love it, packed my stuff and headed out to my favorite spot in the IE for some carp and bass fishing.
El Cheapo carp bait
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6171/dscn5402u.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/dscn5402u.jpg/)
I set up my carp rod with a hair rig and my http://www.bitebuzzer.com/ and casted it out. Then, I started rigging up the bass rods. Before I had even finished, my alarm goes off, line shoots off the spool, and I'm into my first California carp..YES!
The fight...
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9838/dscn5403y.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/dscn5403y.jpg/)
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/9020/dscn5404q.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/dscn5404q.jpg/)
Camera shy..
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4125/dscn5407n.jpg (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/dscn5407n.jpg/)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1640/dscn5411.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/dscn5411.jpg/)
Closeup
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2209/dscn5409.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/dscn5409.jpg/)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4764/dscn5412a.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/dscn5412a.jpg/)
(No, it wasn't caught on a spinner bait, was just comparing it's length to the rod's length)
18-20 inches! Sweet! Fat belly too, probably pregnant.
Ok, enough of that. After dancing around at having caught this fish, I rerigged, and finally got the bass setup rigged up too. One rod for bass, the other for carp. Through spinnerbaits, topwaters and other flasy/noisy toys to get the bass in the muddy water. Nothing, no even a tap. Kinda concerned that the bass might have been owned by the recent flooding...
Here's the setup I was using for carp. Ultra simply, just a sliding rig/running rig with a bread on a hair rig (http://socalangling.tripod.com/rigging/id5.html). http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9537/dscn5418z.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/dscn5418z.jpg/)
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP..alarm goes off again, I was farther down the bank and had to drop my rod and spring back to it..grabbed it, and fish was on, big one, really heavy. I start fighting it, it's not making big runs, just refused to get close to the bank.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9308/dscn5432o.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/dscn5432o.jpg/)
Splash
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6521/dscn5431a.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/dscn5431a.jpg/)
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5509/dscn5427r.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/dscn5427r.jpg/)
Monster
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7660/dscn5428.mp4 (click for video I took as I was trying to get it in, no audio though)
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/4008/dscn5433s.jpg (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/dscn5433s.jpg/)
So, here's where a lot of fail came into play. I had no landing let, and my leader wasn't very heavy (8lb test). This fish was alot bigger than the first one and definitely heavier. I didn't want to just throw it up on the sandy bank, because the last fish lost a few scales from thrashing on the sand...I wanted to scoop it outta the water, take a pic, then put it back in, remove hook and let it go. Unfortunately, that didn't quite happen...I set the camera on timer mode, ran over to the water's edge, reached over, grabbed leader (Stupid!) and started scooping up fish. Fish makes one last run, gets out of my hand, snaps leader...no!!!!
So, all the camera managed to get was this horrible shot, haha
Oh well. Lesson learned...buy a landing net and a unhooking mat (http://www.carp-passion.com/Articles/HandlingCarp.htm) (for carp) for next time. I was able to measure that carp against a rod in the water, it went 27 inches, really bloated/fat too. Definitely a 'teens' fish as far as weight goes.
After that, nothing else hit, so I packed it up and called it a day. Really fun outing.
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6987/dscn5436d.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/dscn5436d.jpg/)
Parting shot
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9788/dscn5414.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/i/dscn5414.jpg/)