First carp of the year! and lost a MONSTER!

[dkinla]

congrats on that carp! good to see your persistence and hard work paid off!

by the way, just thought I'd share with you some old posts I put up on the texas fishing forum when I was back there several years ago doing the carp/buffalo fishing thing... I had just gotten into it there.. and man is it fun to fight those huge carp/buffalo for 10-20 minutes sometimes!!

check out the following links:

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/..._l#Post4609997


here are the links from my 1st trip to Emma Long a year before:

There are 8 parts with plenty of pictures~ I hope you all enjoy them.

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...es#Post3394705

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394707

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394710

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394713

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394718

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394728

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394734

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394741

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...lb#Post3395837

lots of pics and videos in those links I posted above... I bought most of my carping gear back then pretty cheaply at www.bankfishingsystems.com (you can get a whole kit with the rods/bite alarms/rod stands/etc. there). You can get a little more expensive gear at www.scorpiontackle.com

keep up the good work!

[Carptain_Bao]

congrats on that carp! good to see your persistence and hard work paid off!

by the way, just thought I'd share with you some old posts I put up on the texas fishing forum when I was back there several years ago doing the carp/buffalo fishing thing... I had just gotten into it there.. and man is it fun to fight those huge carp/buffalo for 10-20 minutes sometimes!!

check out the following links:

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/..._l#Post4609997

here are the links from my 1st trip to Emma Long a year before:

There are 8 parts with plenty of pictures~ I hope you all enjoy them.

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...es#Post3394705

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394707

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394710

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394713

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394718

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394728

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394734

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...on#Post3394741

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/...lb#Post3395837

lots of pics and videos in those links I posted above... I bought most of my carping gear back then pretty cheaply at www.bankfishingsystems.com (you can get a whole kit with the rods/bite alarms/rod stands/etc. there). You can get a little more expensive gear at www.scorpiontackle.com

keep up the good work!

Thanks a lot dkinla! BFS is definitely cheap and Im planning on getting one of the bFS rods since my rod just got dragged into the lake lol

[dkinla]

yeah if you do order from BFS, definitely call them and speak to John Means (owner)... he always gave me a way better shipping rate than what you get charged online if you just order online. This should save you some cash!

I still use the Black Phantom carp rods from day one... and they've held up just fine.. landed the 30lb carp and 38lb buffalo with these rods!

the BFS 11' and 12' long distance carp rods are cheaper... but I haven't used those before.

[Carptain_Bao]

yeah if you do order from BFS, definitely call them and speak to John Means (owner)... he always gave me a way better shipping rate than what you get charged online if you just order online. This should save you some cash!

I still use the Black Phantom carp rods from day one... and they've held up just fine.. landed the 30lb carp and 38lb buffalo with these rods!

the BFS 11' and 12' long distance carp rods are cheaper... but I haven't used those before.

Man i should have seen your reply before I bought the rod! I was strugggling for a long time because of the shipping rate, but i'll definitely call em before I purchase it again.
i got the Black Phantom as well, 2.5 lb test curve sounds good to me. I would love to get something around 1.5lb test curve but just couldn't afford it lol
The buffalo you got was a beast!

[carpanglerdude]

Congrats on your carp catch! Those fish are real drag burners, definitely a blast to catch. I need to start chasing them again!

[Carptain_Bao]

Congrats on your carp catch! Those fish are real drag burners, definitely a blast to catch. I need to start chasing them again!

Yep, they sure put on one hell of fights! you should be back for some carp actions lol
But i've seen your vids about catching the wild trout up in the mountains, that was cool too!

[Kokak]

I'm about 5 minutes from SFD and am an avid carp fisher... we should meet up and I can show you about the 'PUFF', as in Paylake rigging.

BTW... I have a crap load of carp gear for sale, I could easily set someone up with everything they need.

[Carptain_Bao]

I'm about 5 minutes from SFD and am an avid carp fisher... we should meet up and I can show you about the 'PUFF', as in Paylake rigging.

BTW... I have a crap load of carp gear for sale, I could easily set someone up with everything they need.

Hey Kokak I'm Zee on SCCC. Glad to see you on FNN! If you do wanna meet up at SFD sometimes just hit me up,I usually fish there in weekday afternoons! How did you do at Yorda?

[jonnyfishon]

if it aint a 30+ pound carp it aint a monster

[angelsfan951]

I'm about 5 minutes from SFD and am an avid carp fisher... we should meet up and I can show you about the 'PUFF', as in Paylake rigging.

BTW... I have a crap load of carp gear for sale, I could easily set someone up with everything they need.

what kind of stuff u got ?? im trying to buy some gear to start carp fishing. i have never tried for these. Do u guys ever fish anywere else closer to riverside?