fish on oh i don't know i got him yeah i saw this carp coming by
i threw it out in front of it
i saw him swim over to that
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using a nine weight nine weights are good for having
fishing for these bigger fish for their power and
because some of these fish can grow up to 30 pounds and you need a good rod
good stiff acting rod for it this is a mirror carpets uh
not as popular as a common carp in the bay there's very few of them i've only caught in maybe four
or five in my life this is probably number six but this year i've been seeing quite a few years
he might go for another leap but i'll see get them down now awesome good job
i would say a good 15 18 pounds beautiful
carp love to eat a variety of foods depending upon the location and time of year insect larvae
crayfish snails leeches virtually everything in the water is on the menu including minnows and
small bait fish in many places anglers cast streamer patterns to carp stripping them in
slowly past their noses much like a bonefish chasing down a small crab or shrimp pattern the
take will often be soft you have to almost feel the weight of the take before setting the hook
like saltwater fishing it is recommended you set the hook for carp in virtually the same
manner using a stripping and pull technique before lifting the rod for the rest of the set
this will ensure your hook takes in their mouth or lips
see his tail up now oh yeah i see it get it right back
past yeah a little bit uh pull it no don't drop drop he's going that way
oh stop slaying
oh i thought i got him oh i saw him come one after him
i saw him he turned and there were light he broke it off ah and that's 12 pound test 12 pound test
i definitely look i saw him come over i seen him turn over and then he just lunged for it
looked like a break off oh it was killing me that was like perfect
that was textbook it was nice nice eyes by the way spotting that fish i didn't see
i could see the cloud but that's another one over there isn't it
perfect just strip in a bit strip it strip it don't drop it right there drop right there
oh wait stop stop it yeah yeah i assist oh i saw him take it so cool i saw him take it
this is why i use eight or nine weight rods oh feel the power of this cell that was sweet i'm not
sure if the camera got that but that was perfect because the cast first time and it was short and
glenn told me to cast past him and i did and he could see the fly and i stripped it
a few times went past and fish lifted its head and swam right at it and took it oh
should be a 20 pound fish yeah it's a big one it's got some bodies to it
i got 12 pound tippet on this oh he's going right into yeah
sure there's one little rock there you don't want to get yeah i'm keeping it up
look at that guy go oh he's nowhere near ready you know look at that oh big fish too i get some line
this is just like hunting i mean we had to really stalk this fish
and i just blown another one where i made a bad cast but this one it was just classic perfect
and into the backing again oh i think this guy is almost ready to come in
wow you get him yeah good job oh wow oh yeah it's in his 20s it's got some fatness look
at that look at that and she's she's hasn't spawned that's probably why she's got more yeah
not bad for my first big queenie carp
there we go thank you yeah that made it easy oh wow beautiful fish oh man that is sweet
just wait for them to kick on their own yep enough that he can leave my hand look at that
the flies used today are very simple in design and action the nymph fly is fairly large
in a 6 8 or 10 size glenn has found that yellow and black patterns to be particularly effective
this pattern can simulate a number of mayfly larva crane fly larva and even caddis
the tan wool bugger is suggestive of leeches minnows and even dragonfly nymphs which inundate
areas such as these flats unquestionably one of the favorites for carp are crayfish patterns
weighted crayfish patterns in tan olive and dark brown work exceptionally well
small crayfish are abundant and exceptionally easy for carp to hunt and eat when stocking carp on the
flats and you're waiting it's important to wear shirts and hats that will help you blend in carp
have good eyesight and if you're wearing bright colors or reflective shirts you will spook these
fish camouflage shirts work well as do sky colored tops slow waiting and methodical walking movements
are critical if you create excessive waves or noise you'll alert the carp to your presence
once spooked then it's time to move on as these fish will not take a fly when presenting your fly
try to gently drop the fly in front of the fish if there's a large splash it
usually scares the fish and then you're done soft presentations are critical to success
slow movements using a sidearm cast gentle presentations and wearing the right clothes
for the conditions will all help you during the stalking of these exceptionally spooky fish
but that's why they're so much fun to catch because they're such a challenge
having conditions like this you look at it's like oh this is perfectly nice calm water
and it makes it great for seeing fish but also it's also hard because you have to be
super quiet you gotta super sneak up on them and then you gotta cast them
accurately and quietly so they don't get spooked away from the fly hitting
the water or your line hitting the water so even though we've had some great conditions with sun
and wind it's still hard to catch these fish these conditions
i saw his mouth open up yep nice whoa i'm good i'm good it's clear
all right
he turned around yeah he actually turned around and like you said i
saw the lip move and then i set the hook i wish all of them did that yeah oh wow
there he is
wow power of these fish it's incredible how strong they are
yeah he really chased it good
i think he's getting close see the flying behind me yep not above the top all right
he's got the line wrapped right around him okay
good job good job
wow you're doing good
whose eyes that fish isn't that sweet
look at this fish look at that
there you go buddy thank you
wow
i gotta tell you this is so much fun catching these on a fly really is a great sport i mean
you've got to hunt you got to use stealth you got to use technique the right fly right presentation
if you don't put it in right they go it's it's tough but when you get one it's so rewarding