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Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
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08/08/15 06:40 PM
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Lloyd5
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Caught this one today. Caught on 4wt with 8lb leader and No. 6 crawfish imitation. Saw him lurking and sight cast to him, hell of a fight. It weighed 23lbs, 8oz. This is the biggest one I've caught on a fly rod. Part of it's tail was missing. A decent size channel cat I caught just before had a fresh chunk missing from it. Something big and mean is in there beating these fish up. Probably gar.
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11029029
08/08/15 06:42 PM
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J-Moe
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11029140
08/08/15 07:32 PM
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Capt. Mac
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WOW! That blows my seventeen pound PB out of the water ( and that was in a seven weight) Congrats!
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11029258
08/08/15 08:33 PM
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Hawkpuppy 1
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That's actually a buffalo, not a carp
Strip, strip....set
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11029371
08/08/15 09:41 PM
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Zip-ur-Fly
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Is there a water body record available for that monster? Nice job.
Holder of Texas State & Lake Fly Rod Records.
Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." Attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Confucius
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11029437
08/08/15 10:11 PM
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Lloyd5
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Sheesh. I thought he mouth was a bit weird but it didn't dawn on me it was a buffalo.
This isn't even close to the record in Texas on a fly rod: Buffalo, Smallmouth 59.00 lbs 40.50 inches Oct 28, 1997 Lady Bird Lake Gibbs Milliken Fly Rod, brown nymph
Now I bet THAT was a fight!
Last edited by Lloyd5; 08/08/15 10:18 PM.
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11030579
08/09/15 05:22 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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Buffalo for sho. I knew Gibbs great guy artist and writer he was art professor at UT and worked with TPWD his "Dorito" and "goose poop" flys worked great in the right situation
Last edited by LoneStarCarper; 08/09/15 05:37 PM.
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/09/15 07:08 PM
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Crazy4oldcars
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Ha ha! Dorito fly! "Tied" that up after some goof was messing around with the fishing reports at April Fool's Day. Said Mermaids were fair on Nacho Cheese Doritos at Rayburn. Kirk
"The cheese in the mousetrap is ALWAYS free"
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/11/15 09:38 PM
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Robert Hunter
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I tied up nacho flys after that report crazy lol
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/15/15 12:58 AM
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gray
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Great fish. Just curious. What about line class?
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/15/15 01:25 AM
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gray
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And my wife loved the nacho.
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/15/15 05:38 AM
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Robert Hunter
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Crazy for old cars an I posted those after that report lol. Was a bit interesting dodging the circle hook lol.
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/15/15 05:39 AM
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Robert Hunter
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That's a great fish Lloyd!
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
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08/15/15 09:27 PM
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Lloyd5
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Thanks folks! Gray, what do you mean by line class? I don't catch the reference.
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Re: Carp from Brazos Below Whitney
[Re: Lloyd5]
#11062019
08/25/15 09:13 AM
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Cowtown Kid
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Nice Fish! I bet that was an exciting catch!
Rick Irving "The Cowtown Kid" Kayak Fisherman and Real Estate Broker
Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned. ~Izaak Walton
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