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I did it! #10753033 04/08/15 05:00 AM
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I want to catch a carp for a loooooong time! This afternoon, I went white bass and hybrid fishing in a local creek. I threw my fly up and down the stream, caught few sand basses, hook up a hybrid, lost it very close to shore line. When I hook up this big mama, I thought it was a big hybrid. To my surprise, it was the fish I dream of catching: carp. It was my very first! I certainly hope there are many to come.



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Congratulations Moon! I know you have been after one for a long time and you deserve it buddy!


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Congratulations I hope it is like walleye for me on your carp pursuit. After the first one they all just started to fall into a row. Great fish! I sure hope that ugly sucker ate a Clouser:) chartreuse and white size 6 lol


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Re: I did it! [Re: moonriver] #10753129 04/08/15 11:09 AM
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Nice fish. Great job on the fly! cheers




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Re: I did it! [Re: moonriver] #10753273 04/08/15 12:48 PM
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Way to go Moon


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Re: I did it! [Re: moonriver] #10753486 04/08/15 02:17 PM
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Great job Moon, congrats!!!

I hooked a big buffalo a few weeks ago but lost him after a long battle. They don't tire very easily so I know you had to work hard to land it.

Re: I did it! [Re: moonriver] #10753611 04/08/15 02:57 PM
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Thank you gentlemen for your kind words. I have to admit that I did not target the carp this time. It was by-catch sort of thing, a total surprise, a good one though. He took my crappie/white bass fly:

The fly I used was the one in the middle.




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This is the one I want to catch with my fly rod:



I caught this one with my conventional gears. There were other fishmen around, I didn't want to be in other fishmen's way, took up too much room or space for myself. So I waited till others left. I did hook up a small hybrid, but lost it very close to the shore line.


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Outstanding Carp on the fly. Thanks for showing the fly.


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Re: I did it! [Re: moonriver] #10754248 04/08/15 07:15 PM
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well done!


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Way to go! Great job. Hopefully first of many!

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Thank you gentlemen for all your kind words.


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Congrats moonriver!!!


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Congrats Moon. Caught my first carp while fishing for stripers. Who would have thought a carp would go after 3 in white deceivers.


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Nice! that's a good fish. But that hybrid you're holding... wow.

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