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 Dad caught a koi!
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08/12/07 08:01 PM
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Starless
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Today I hit Sneaker Swim along with Bret and my dad. All three of us caught some carp, we ended up with about 9 carp total, plus some largemouth, and a catfish. Most of the carp were pretty small so we didn't bother taking pictures of them, until... My dad landed a koi! Obviously, we had to snap a few shots:    It almost has a ghost carp look to it, and when we first saw the head, that's what we thought it was. Instead, turned out to be a gold and grey koi. Awesome.
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
[Re: Starless]
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08/12/07 08:03 PM
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bjfowle
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"What is the most powerful word in the English language? Have you ever thought about it? List some possibilities. Love? Hope ? Vision? Sacrifice? There are many candidates. How about Dad?" Stu Webber: Tender Warrior
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/12/07 08:18 PM
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Smile-n-Nod
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Brett
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
[Re: Smile-n-Nod]
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08/12/07 08:23 PM
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Stusmobile
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Grats "Poppa Starless" nice fish 
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/12/07 08:24 PM
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El Guahpo
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Buffalo Opal Bar By
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
[Re: El Guahpo]
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08/12/07 08:32 PM
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Jason Johonnesson
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Where punters are punted.
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
[Re: Starless]
#1527011
08/12/07 09:10 PM
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fishster
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Very cool! Glad to find out where you got your carp skill gene!  Cheers to your dad!
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/12/07 11:48 PM
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Golden Ghost
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Thats a awesome looking koi!
GG
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/13/07 02:50 AM
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buffaloman chris
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pb buffalo 58.0lb pb common 36.4lb pb grasser 46.0lb pb mirror 24.12lb pb koi 15.25lb pb blue 39.0lb pb goldfish 1.5lb pb bass 6lbs Lone Star Carp Brigade - Dedicated to the promotion, education and camaraderie of carp anglers in the great state of Texas ![[Linked Image]](http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd292/machine_024/WCBLogoGIF2_zps9e2c9d75.gif)
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/13/07 03:32 PM
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Fishstyx
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Beautiful fish! Where was that caught? I've tried to catch the Koi around here and no luck so far.
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/13/07 05:06 PM
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Starless
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Thanks guys! I showed him the comments and he was very appreciative.
Fish, it was caught out of the Trinity River, on sweet corn.
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/14/07 02:58 AM
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Fishstyx
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Excellent, I've started fishing sweet corn in the rivers around here. As of yet, I've only manged to catch catfish on this set-up. The carp seem wary, but that is the challenge isn't it? I've already been pulled into a river by a fiesty buffalo on one occasion and I'm up for a rematch! Bring it!
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/14/07 06:15 PM
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docworm
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*picturing in my head you carpers attacking the Japanese garden at the FW botanical center*
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"I am not a real doctor, but I am a real worm" - They Might Be Giants
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Re: Dad caught a koi!
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08/14/07 06:51 PM
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Starless
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Excellent, I've started fishing sweet corn in the rivers around here. As of yet, I've only manged to catch catfish on this set-up. The carp seem wary, but that is the challenge isn't it? I've already been pulled into a river by a fiesty buffalo on one occasion and I'm up for a rematch! Bring it! Yes, carp can be VERY wary fish and very easily spooked. ( And I'm not talking about stupid carp that live at Marinas and are hand fed lol ) Clear water fish are also much, much spookier and hard to catch. My advice would be to start throwing out a can of sweet corn a day, get them used to it, and THEN fish it. Also, getting pulled in the water by a buffalo rules...I almost got pulled off a boat into the water by a huge buffalo once hehehe.
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