05-15-2003, 04:22 AM
You livin' in Big Bear City? Hey, my step-dad used to live there. I grew up just down the road in hell... err... Barstow. What a small world! Never did do any fishing out there. Didn't start fishing 'til about two years ago here in Minnesota.
So far I've caught four common carp at Coon Rapids Dam. The first one was "the one that got away". I had forgotten the correct way to tie a knot (what do you expect from a beginner). Without a net, I tried to lift it out of the water with the line and hook. The knot slipped out, the hook and fish were gone. I'm estimating that this one was around 15 lbs. The other three I caught this year. Nothing spectacular. The first one was just a baby, maybe 2 lbs. The 2nd one was fun, it took off downstream. What a fight! It was fun trying to get him back up to where I was against the current. Third one was a 5 foot log. Once I replaced that hook with one that wasn't bent, I cast back out and pulled in a 5 pounder.
They're fun if you're fishing for whatever will take your bait!
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So far I've caught four common carp at Coon Rapids Dam. The first one was "the one that got away". I had forgotten the correct way to tie a knot (what do you expect from a beginner). Without a net, I tried to lift it out of the water with the line and hook. The knot slipped out, the hook and fish were gone. I'm estimating that this one was around 15 lbs. The other three I caught this year. Nothing spectacular. The first one was just a baby, maybe 2 lbs. The 2nd one was fun, it took off downstream. What a fight! It was fun trying to get him back up to where I was against the current. Third one was a 5 foot log. Once I replaced that hook with one that wasn't bent, I cast back out and pulled in a 5 pounder.
They're fun if you're fishing for whatever will take your bait!
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