** Joni, that’s a good looking pontoon in TD’s picture of you. 
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** Couldn’t read the writing on the side. What is it?**
While I dont have a lot of good to say about carp ..they do make great bait for those that use bait but they are strong fighters. Not real flashy as far as jumping but the can put a big pull on a line. So I am curious what weight rod you were using and line, tippit tec.
They jump, they head shake, they run you into backing. They are everything you dream of when it comes to fishing. Add to that the solid weight, it don’t get much better.
I was using an eight foot glass/graphite 6 weight rod with Type II line and 6lb P-Line fluorocarbon. Fly of the day was a #10 Midnight Fire.
Sorry, no pictures. For on e couldn’t manage both, plus the battery went dead after the first couple Crappies.
** Joni, that’s a good looking pontoon in TD’s picture of you. **
** Couldn’t read the writing on the side. What is it?**
That is my float tube…LOL It is the 9’ Renegade by North Fork Outdoors. I love that boat, and if anyone ever complains about a seat not being comfortable, this boats got the answer.
I also have a motor mount for this boat, but with my car, a longer set up.
Next trip will be the flat bed and my X5. I can be on the water in about 10 minutes with it.
** The pontoons look huge and looks like you sit farther above the water.**
Thanks for the info…
I wear hip waders. Totally out of the water, but I can still cover a lot of area with flippers. The boat only weighs 28 lbs so it moves.
thank you sir i did not know it meant that . see i am learning fishing and computer etiquette.LOL
Thank you sir see i am learning fishing and computer etiquette . LOL . really you guy help alot thanks again [fishin]
"One of the “insiders” gets into fish late one afternoon and the next morning you have to bring your own rock to stand on. And some of these guys return three or four times a day to haul out limits, take them home and then come back for more. Full contact fishing at its best."
What kills me is that I STILL haven’t caught ONE, in years of trying..
Most of the year the wipers are scattered throughout the lake and very difficult to find and catch. Even the pros sometimes blank or do very poorly after trolling all day.
Two times a year the shorebound angler has a decent shot at wipers. First is during the false spawn (sterile hybrids) in April or May…and this year into June. That’s when they mass up along the rocks and up into the running water of the inlet. Second is when they boil…in late summer. Lots of the boils are close enough to shore to make the fish reachable by “rock-hoppers”.
Knowing the habits and patterns of wipers will insure that you are ready to take advantage of these brief windows of opportunity. After that it is luck and putting in the time chasing them with the right gear at the right time. The guys who harvest the greatest numbers are experienced and knowledgeable anglers. They have put in the time and learned the drill. Unfortunately, they also suck out more of the dwindling wiper population during a short time than the combined boating forces during the rest of the year.