What would your first carp catch be like?
One of my regular clients after some prompting
decided to try something new and attempt to catch his first carp. He brought
his fishing partner along and they met me at 3:30. I prefer morning trips. I
firmly believe the morning bite is better then the evening bites. There was
blue bird skies, it was hot, and a 30 mph wind to deal with.
I called fellow DuPageAngler.com member Joshua
Bennett for a little help. He is a carp angler and photographer. It was great to have
the extra rods out for the guys and having awesome photos shots of the guys
fishing!
The first spot we chose was a new but reliable spot
plus it was sheltered by the wind. After and hour of soaking carp bait,I see
my 14 year old client playing on his phone and I know it is time to move.
Joshua had been fly fishing carp at a new pond with
some great results. It has a nice lawn, a parking lot close, and a good carp
population. The problem was its next to a corn field so there was no escape
from the pounding winds.
We set up on a small point when lady luck struck a
corn rod. (We had both float rigs and bottom rigs setup using corn bread and
boilies.)It was a nice fish! The kid was excited and the look on his face was
awesome. Then it was George’s turn they both seemed surprised at the strength
and bull runs the carp made. I think I was more excited then they were.
Joshua for some crazy reason brought an ultra light
and of course it gets bit!! We handed the kid the rod and said good luck with smirks
on our faces. He didn’t have a snowballs chance in hell of landing that fish.
He surprised us big time! He reeled against the drag for a moment then calmed
down and settled in for the fight. Kid has his second carp ever on and he was fighting it better then most. We were both impressed as the fish was landed.
We were running out of light and George decided to
call it. Just then one rod bent in half and he landed the biggest fish of the
night!!
It was a fun evening. The guys had a great time and
so did I. Joshua’s photography services will soon be available on any trip from
shore! So please check out his site and his shots from the trip.
If you would like to have an Angling Adventure of
your own just visit dupagefishingguide.com
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