05-16-2007, 03:45 PM
[cool][#0000ff]I was wondering how the conditions would be where you were going. Based upon the action the two "reed huggers" (TB and road) were having, I figured you could at least find some fish. I only dunked a bobber briefly along one short stretch of reeds and did not get bit. I got my fish...and several other good bites...out in 5 feet of water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At first, I thought TubeBabes large cat was a male. It was very dark. But, it had a relatively smaller head, so I wasn't sure. However, when we filleted the fish for the smoker it was full of very ripe eggs. I suspect that spawning will take place over the next couple of weeks and then some of the fish will move back out.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, because the reed beds are also "grocery stores" for predators...with mice, crawdads, minnows, etc...the reeds will continue to be a good place to float a bobber until fall water temps begin to drop, around the first of September.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In other words, there's a lot of good bobberin' left to do.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Oh yeah, on the carp thing. Glad you scored some more bait. Now you know why I bring the carp home (or to a filleting station) to fillet them for bait. With those large bones they are almost impossible to fillet with anything except a heavy electric knife. They are also very bloody and those scales get all over everything. Not a nice way to treat your float tube.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The carp I am keeping have all been big females and they are also still full of eggs. The carp spawn will also be going on for a while yet, for anyone who wants to ventilate a few with arrows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]At first, I thought TubeBabes large cat was a male. It was very dark. But, it had a relatively smaller head, so I wasn't sure. However, when we filleted the fish for the smoker it was full of very ripe eggs. I suspect that spawning will take place over the next couple of weeks and then some of the fish will move back out.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, because the reed beds are also "grocery stores" for predators...with mice, crawdads, minnows, etc...the reeds will continue to be a good place to float a bobber until fall water temps begin to drop, around the first of September.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In other words, there's a lot of good bobberin' left to do.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Oh yeah, on the carp thing. Glad you scored some more bait. Now you know why I bring the carp home (or to a filleting station) to fillet them for bait. With those large bones they are almost impossible to fillet with anything except a heavy electric knife. They are also very bloody and those scales get all over everything. Not a nice way to treat your float tube.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The carp I am keeping have all been big females and they are also still full of eggs. The carp spawn will also be going on for a while yet, for anyone who wants to ventilate a few with arrows.[/#0000ff]
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