04-11-2019, 04:22 PM
Hello,
Today, I want to share an experience I had yesterday, about the fish that got away.
I was at Walters Ferry, here in South Idaho on the Snake River. It was very windy, and I was fishing off the bottom going for catfish and carp. Then, I realized I couldn't tell what was a bite and what's not, because it was so windy. So, I made an ingenious method of telling a bite, I set my drag to let line out at the slightest pull. Sure enough, it worked, something bit the line and ran off with it. I grabbed the pole and the line, hooked it, and then there was a very big fish fight. I set my drag and began to reel in. After about one and a half minutes, I saw the fish. It was a gorgeous fish. Gold scales, about 20 lb, maybe 24 in. It was a gorgeous carp. I was already thinking of what I was going to do for a picture when I brought it in. I got it to shore, my hand was one foot away from grabbing the fish, then the line broke, the hook fell off, and the fish swam away.
He was magnificent. I can't believe I lost him. It happens, though!
Well, at least I have another chance of getting him or another carp.
Anyway, that's my story about The One That Got Away. I hope you enjoyed it.
Jared
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Today, I want to share an experience I had yesterday, about the fish that got away.
I was at Walters Ferry, here in South Idaho on the Snake River. It was very windy, and I was fishing off the bottom going for catfish and carp. Then, I realized I couldn't tell what was a bite and what's not, because it was so windy. So, I made an ingenious method of telling a bite, I set my drag to let line out at the slightest pull. Sure enough, it worked, something bit the line and ran off with it. I grabbed the pole and the line, hooked it, and then there was a very big fish fight. I set my drag and began to reel in. After about one and a half minutes, I saw the fish. It was a gorgeous fish. Gold scales, about 20 lb, maybe 24 in. It was a gorgeous carp. I was already thinking of what I was going to do for a picture when I brought it in. I got it to shore, my hand was one foot away from grabbing the fish, then the line broke, the hook fell off, and the fish swam away.
He was magnificent. I can't believe I lost him. It happens, though!
Well, at least I have another chance of getting him or another carp.
Anyway, that's my story about The One That Got Away. I hope you enjoyed it.
Jared
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