bigred's angling adventures (carp 1/2 [page 48])

[bigredfishing]

Well i guess i might as well organize all my pics in one thread for this year...

i will start it off with some pics of some carp fishing that i did today.  Myself and a friend of mine hit up a local shallow farmpond that i knew to have a few small carp.  While fishing with corn and modified bolt rigs, we landed 12 carp and 3 bullheads - every single fish was very well hooked right in the corner of the mouth, and also we both broke off a few bigger carp (was using 4lb test UL).  The fish were biting very aggressively, many of them breaking the top on the strike, and offering many fast and long, hard runs.

Myself with a common carp.


A mirror carp with fire orange fins.


My buddy jon working one in.


Jon again with a common carp.


another mirror carp with those bright orange fins.


 

[Mikepike]

Nice carp Bigred! Those mirror carp are somthing i havent seen before. Looks like real nice weather too, t-shirt! I will be anticipating all of your upcoming pictures!

[Pasquatch]

Schoharie County?
Nice carp Lance, I've seen some huge mirror carp before, pushing 70 pounds! Scary, scary fish, harmless though.

[big big rdg]

Those are some nice fish. I going to trycarp fishing this year.

[bigredfishing]

Schoharie County?

saratoga county

[Hood]

Nice Red,  only carp I ever caught was only about 5 lbs but nearly spooled me in a little pond, great fun and keep em' comin man!

[Robb]

Nice fish! I've caught some of those in the Sacandaga before, kinda cool looking.
Robb

[Deposit]

Caught some in seneca lath almost as big as me!!! But the smaller one definatly fight harder..Nice fish Red...can't wait to actually get out and cast a pole!!!

[PGKris]

Nice! Never seen mirror carp before those are cool

[bigredfishing]

well i got out again for some more tiny carp, with my friend and I both landing a few.  What a gorgeous day!!




Thats enough of these small carp for now...

[Hood]

Nice goin RED, still waiting for the first Salmonoid from the Saranac here....

[Reelmaster]

YOu dont see those mirror carp around here. Cool. Looks like fun. I am missing fishing  allready at least you are getting pics for us all. WTG  . Good lucck this following season.

[Hood]

Hey Red....whats the deal with those mirrors? Are they some type of hybrid or just a funky lookin carp?

[bigredfishing]

Hey Red....whats the deal with those mirrors? Are they some type of hybrid or just a funky lookin carp?

they are just a natural variation of a carp, but for some reason some places have them and some dont.

[bigredfishing]

got out for a few hours this afternoon, fished another local pond with some friends of mine. they key was fishing where there was some kind of water movement. I ended up with 14 fish on the day, mostly crappies, with a few perch and small largemouth thrown in.  I was using small jigs fishing them VERY slowly.