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 First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 12:04 AM
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TarponFly
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Fished Lake Lavon today in the wind. It was terrible. I knew that going into it, but I just got new rod holders installed(Bee Readys http://www.beereadys.com/beeFourRodHolder.htm) I was near the lake so we took her for a spin. There was no where to hide from the wind and I promised Nick I would put him on some carp with the fly rod. Met him at the ramp and off we went. Got a good cove to fish in and it was game on. Not bad for his 1st carp on the fly rod. took him into his backing two times and took all the backing at least once to where he had to basically swim after it!      Mike even got into the hard fighters.  The sun hit the spot they were in and they shut down. Fun for about an hour with 9 being caught. Good job and congrats on your first carp(s) Nick! ( AKA- McKinneyCrappieCatcher )
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 Re: First Carp on the Fly
[Re: TarponFly]
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05/26/11 12:35 AM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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thanks for taking me out carey, i loved catching my first carp on a fly rod. its fun when i get a 20lbr on a 5 weight.
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
[Re: Mckinneycrappiecatcher]
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05/26/11 01:48 AM
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sexycarpenter
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Do you not feed your clients? That poor kid took a bite out of that carp. First no bite...then bite. Seriously man feed your clients!! 
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
[Re: sexycarpenter]
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05/26/11 02:50 AM
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Hawkpuppy 1
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What kind of flies are you using to catch them on? Never caught one on my fly rod, but now I wanna try...
Dave
Strip, strip....set
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
[Re: Hawkpuppy 1]
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05/26/11 03:18 AM
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TarponFly
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Woolly buggers, and my trout fly were catching them.
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 03:32 AM
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LoneStarCarper
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Wet wading or from the bank? Also on the fly it doesn't matter so much on the pattern as much as the presentation. As LHD put it imagine trying to get a blade of grass in front of a cow.
State Certified Piscatologist 
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 04:35 AM
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Pondbass
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Austin Anderson![[Linked Image]](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8614/16378169455_6959c5a915_t.jpg)
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 02:14 PM
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Hawkpuppy 1
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Hmmmmmm.... I always see alot of really big toe suckers on a particular stretch that I fish and have always wanted to try it. I believe I will now... Sight casting to a poor man's bonefish...I like it!!! Do Buffalo fall for teh same deal?
Dave
Strip, strip....set
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 03:00 PM
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mickfly
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Yes. My son and I got into a school of buffalo below Denison Dam awhile back. We caught four in a row from 5-14 lbs on gray Cat's Whiskers.
Mickfly
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 04:58 PM
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Dave Speer
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cool! sight fishing to fish naturally feeding in the shallows or good old marina chumming? both are fun!
When I gets the cravin to chase fat girls, I call on Bass Bug
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/26/11 08:04 PM
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quackadikt
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Is that a spinning reel in the background of one of those photos?
"A man may not care for golf and still be human, but the man who does not like to see, hunt, photograph or otherwise outwit birds or animals is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him." ~ Aldo Leopold
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/27/11 03:40 AM
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Sunfish Fly
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You always put your clients on fish no matter what 
Texas A&M 18'
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/27/11 04:13 AM
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Bass Bug
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
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05/27/11 01:34 PM
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theokieangler
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Re: First Carp on the Fly
[Re: theokieangler]
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05/27/11 04:13 PM
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TarponFly
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When Nick lost his last fly, he used his ultra light. Caught two on that. The rest were fly rod.
Don't matter if the reel is on backwards, upside down, or even mounted to the rod or not mounted, I'll still catch fish.
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