05-23-2005, 01:47 PM
well i caught my first wiper on sunday. what an awesome day to be fishin! also caught a 10# plus carp that i fought for about 15 minutes on my ultra light gear and lost in my net..believe it or not!
i think the carp wore me out as much as i did it...lol I finally got it close enough to the large rock i was standing on to get my net under it. i have a flyfisherman's trout net i use and only about half the fish would fit in the net. It thrashed it's head, my small minnow lure tore a four inch hole in the net and removed itself from the fish..just wanted to weigh that beast and keep some of its flesh for catfishin...oh well, it sure was a blast.
the wiper was 4# and 19 inches....i thought i had another carp at first, but it kept goin on runs...didn't think my 4# line would hold out, but it did. can't wait to get back up there.
cyas
rc
i think the carp wore me out as much as i did it...lol I finally got it close enough to the large rock i was standing on to get my net under it. i have a flyfisherman's trout net i use and only about half the fish would fit in the net. It thrashed it's head, my small minnow lure tore a four inch hole in the net and removed itself from the fish..just wanted to weigh that beast and keep some of its flesh for catfishin...oh well, it sure was a blast.
the wiper was 4# and 19 inches....i thought i had another carp at first, but it kept goin on runs...didn't think my 4# line would hold out, but it did. can't wait to get back up there.
cyas
rc