6.13.2009

Carp, Carp, Carp Part 2.....

As I had mentioned earlier, we had run into a fella named Dwayne who was down at the river carp fishin' with oatmeal one night, and it certainly seemed to me like it was super secret magic carp bait...The following night, we showed up to the spot, oatmeal in hand, eager to try our luck with it...The action was out of control, the fish were absolutely smashin' the oatmeal, and there were a few times that fishin' poles came perilously close to flyin' into the river...

If I remember correctly, this was number one on the night. Not to sound like I am braggin' or nothin', but we ended up with somethng like ten fish on the shore between the two of us, and it is kind of hard, keepin' 'em all straight...

This one here is number two I think, I somehow managed to snag this one up good in the tail...check it out..

Brandon took my lead and promptly hooked one up through the fin...

I was up on sheer numbers, but I think Brandon ended up with the biggest of the bunch for the night...

There were a ton of fish, and we only got pictures of a few. I am waiting ot get some more pictures from the night, but this is sure a good start. Later that night, after a couple of fantastic saves in order to keep our rigs from diving in the river, our luck finally ran out, or more precisely my luck finally ran out, and my sucker rig got yanked into the river, and fast as hell too...That is a story for another day, but a story that will be told....





One More Snapper....

Chalk another one up for Brandon....

6.09.2009

Bigger and Better in '09....


If I remember correctly, Brandon hooked this one at a spot a little bit north of the city, but it dosen't really matter where, only how big, or how much fun you're havin'....


I think this one weighed in at a solid ten pounds....



Quick Tip Number 3 ...

When using aforementioned oatmeal, make sure you keep within an arms length of your rig, 'cause you just might find yourself chasin' it into the river...

Quick Tip Number 2...

Carp love oatmeal, it's that simple. I have Dwayne to thank for opening my eyes to the magic of oatmeal....

'09 starts here....


There are already so many stories to tell, and I am already at least a month behind, so I guess this is where 2009 starts for the River Rats, a little late, but sweet nonetheless.