09-05-2013, 02:18 PM
If landed properly (by the butt) any rod will work. Good friend Lance Egan landed a 30" carp with a O weight. It can be done. Is it the wises choice? Not always, he did indeed break that rod later.
I was with Tyler and watched his first Carp cross river like a freight train. It found some underwater protection and he eventually had to break him off.
If he had had a 6 or 8 wt. "I" feel he could have put the breaks on or redirected it.
I have been catching carp for many years. You could probably do it with a 4 or 5 wt. Absolutely. You can also change a tire using a Crescent Wrench!
What I am getting at is there is a tool for every job.
I was the one that told Tyler that an 8 wt is best for this job. Smallest I have used is a 6 wt. But then again I have my choice of several...lucky that way.
For UTAH waters, I will tell newbies, two rods to get by. A 4 wt and a 6 wt.
As for Jeremy, DUDE! we so got to go Carpin' together. Love your work[
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On beginners, I know people that are only able to fish a few times a year, but they have been doing it all their lives. Then I see a eager newbie come along and fish every day he or she can for a year straight.....which one is the newbie now?
I certainly don't know it all and I surly haven't caught every fish on my list, but what a rush trying...know what I mean?[laugh][
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I was with Tyler and watched his first Carp cross river like a freight train. It found some underwater protection and he eventually had to break him off.
If he had had a 6 or 8 wt. "I" feel he could have put the breaks on or redirected it.
I have been catching carp for many years. You could probably do it with a 4 or 5 wt. Absolutely. You can also change a tire using a Crescent Wrench!
What I am getting at is there is a tool for every job.
I was the one that told Tyler that an 8 wt is best for this job. Smallest I have used is a 6 wt. But then again I have my choice of several...lucky that way.
For UTAH waters, I will tell newbies, two rods to get by. A 4 wt and a 6 wt.
As for Jeremy, DUDE! we so got to go Carpin' together. Love your work[
]On beginners, I know people that are only able to fish a few times a year, but they have been doing it all their lives. Then I see a eager newbie come along and fish every day he or she can for a year straight.....which one is the newbie now?
I certainly don't know it all and I surly haven't caught every fish on my list, but what a rush trying...know what I mean?[laugh][
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