09-25-2021, 03:29 PM
That would make a great entry in the kitty contest. If you can just find a good makeup kit and some stick-on whiskers you could maybe fake it?
Back in the late 70's I caught a big mirror carp in Willard that weighed over 20#. Caught it on a 6 weight flyrod and a small chartreuse fly I was fishing for crappies off the rocks at the harbor entrance. As soon as he felt the hook he headed out toward the channel marker buoys and I had to put the rod back over my shoulder and kick up a rooster tail to follow it. We played in and out around the buoys for over a half hour before I convinced him to crawl into my undersized net. Took it into shore where there was a group watching and cheering. One old gent had a set of spring scales that went to 50#. After weighing it he asked if he could have it. Since I usually don't do C&R on carpkind I was happy to donate my trophy. Can't remember ever catching any fish that fought longer and harder than that old big-scaled mirror carp.
Back in the late 70's I caught a big mirror carp in Willard that weighed over 20#. Caught it on a 6 weight flyrod and a small chartreuse fly I was fishing for crappies off the rocks at the harbor entrance. As soon as he felt the hook he headed out toward the channel marker buoys and I had to put the rod back over my shoulder and kick up a rooster tail to follow it. We played in and out around the buoys for over a half hour before I convinced him to crawl into my undersized net. Took it into shore where there was a group watching and cheering. One old gent had a set of spring scales that went to 50#. After weighing it he asked if he could have it. Since I usually don't do C&R on carpkind I was happy to donate my trophy. Can't remember ever catching any fish that fought longer and harder than that old big-scaled mirror carp.