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 Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69058
02/02/05 03:25 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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Fox Skypod - $350.oo Fox MMX Bite Alarms and sounder Box-$500.oo 3 Custom built 12' carp rods by Nick Buss-$1200.oo 3 Shimano Big Pit Techium Reels-$1800.oo 1 Big Bertha Spod Rod-$200.oo 1 Big Bertha Marker Rod-$200.oo 1 Speicmen Net-$200.oo 1 Set of Ruben Heaton 120lb Cert. Scales-$120.oo 1 Fox Elite Unhooking Mat-$60.oo 1 Trakker Rod Hold-All-$200.oo 1 Bivy-$300.oo 1 Bed Chair-$200.oo 1 Bank Lounger-$80.oo 5 Kilo's of Boilies-$150.oo 1 Fox Bait Bag-$80.oo 1 Fox Rucksack-$120.oo 3 5 Gal. Buckets for bait-$6.oo 1 Digital Cammara and Tri-pod-$120.oo 1 system box and all contents-$200.oo 1 Throwing Stick-$12.oo Spending all this on a Carp while lounging on the bank watching people fly around the lake at 80 MPH while sipping a nice tasty adult bevrage and still haveing enough money left to support the TFF Priceless 
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69059
02/02/05 03:33 PM
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TexDawg
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whats a bivy? sounds like you might be one comfortable bank fisherman
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69060
02/02/05 03:41 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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its like a Oversized umbrella with no pole in the middle we use it in lew of a tent
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69061
02/02/05 03:52 PM
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scott01
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And to think that all I used was an Ambassadeur 5000 reel ($30 at the time), 5 1/2 ft fiberglass rod ($20), with 12-14 lb line ($5), a box of Wheaties ($2.50) mixed with a Big Red soda ($0.50), a few #8 treble hooks ($1.50) and some 1/8 to 1/2 oz egg sinkers ($1.00)... About $60 worth of stuff and we caught carp till our arms hurt. Worked for me.
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69062
02/02/05 04:19 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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yeah this is pretty much top of the line gear....
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69063
02/02/05 04:45 PM
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Arlington Angler
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Cost of way over extreme bass fishing compared to your over extreme list of un-neccisary carp equiptment. $45,000 300HP top of the line boat, $70,000 dollar Hummer to pull boat (matching color scheem), a beautiful wife(way hotter than I myself could have possibly attracted sitting on the bank carp fishing) half naked sun bathing on the back of my sweet toy. PRICELESS LOL fish hard guys
I love jet skiers especially when I have a real heavy rattle trap on.
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69064
02/03/05 02:29 AM
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Starless
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That's some pretty expensive ( Read: Awesome! ) gear Zack. Aaah, to have top of the line stuff...::Dreams:: That your checklist for the Austin Tourney?
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69065
02/03/05 08:17 AM
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dmunsie
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I have more than that invested, and love every bit of my pro gear, but time and time again lately I find myself grabbing an ultralight and a can of corn.  For Carp you really don't need top of the line equipment. However probably the 2 most important things that would make any Carp fishermen increase their odds is a pole long enough to cast very far distances and a bait runner reel.
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69066
02/03/05 02:30 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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I disagree....somewhat....I am quite sure that with out most of that listed gear a 72 hour session on a unfimaler lake would be out of the question...you fishing the ATC or WCC munsie?
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69067
02/03/05 02:46 PM
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Jerrybign
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I wonder how many will line the St. Lawrence with a 5 1/2 foot rod, a can of corn, and a box of Wheaties......while vieing for 1.25 milllllllliooon$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Good luck LSC. I hope to fish with ya, one of these days. I missed the opportunity at the Lavon thing.
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69068
02/03/05 02:55 PM
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septik
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Ok Arlington Angler, I think we're all in agreement that we're going to need pics before we believe that sun-bathing thing...  Be sure we can see the HP rating on the motor... or not. LOL --Casey
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Re: Cost to be a Carp Fisherman
#69069
02/03/05 03:17 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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I have pictures of some TEXAS'S Hotties with carp if that helps
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