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 Carp and Buffalo actions
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03/25/13 04:42 PM
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Featherduster
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There's a spot on the river that is pretty deep, the water gets stagnant in that area. I always see fish coming up to the water and throwing some pretty big splashes. I've seen this in that spot for as long as I can remember...finally I just sat and watched for a while and to my surprise it was a bunch of carp and buff.  I know this because those suckers would jump smooth out of the water. I'm curious whats going on when they are doing this? I bought some canned corn and sat for almost 2 hours without a bite  ...but the whole time they were just jumping all around me.  Kind of a slap in the face  I fished one line on the bottom and the other was under a cork about 4ft. I'm not a bit disappointed that I didn't catch fish  but it was just kind of funny that they were everywhere and nothing bit. Maybe their mind isn't on food 
Last edited by Featherduster; 03/25/13 04:45 PM.
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Re: Carp and Buffalo actions
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#8748854
03/25/13 06:14 PM
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buffaloman chris
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it is possible that they was spawning, if that is the case then they have "other" things on there minds hehe.
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Re: Carp and Buffalo actions
[Re: Featherduster]
#8751899
03/26/13 05:18 AM
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badchade
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Yeah. Whenever I'm spawning, I don't look for any extra cheeseburgers laying around.
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Re: Carp and Buffalo actions
[Re: Featherduster]
#8751951
03/26/13 06:14 AM
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dmunsie
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Next time you see this happening, break up a loaf of bread and throw in on the surface. IF (and a big if) you see them coming to the surface and gulping some bread down, time to tie on some bread to a hook without a weight and see if you can catch one. 
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Re: Carp and Buffalo actions
[Re: Featherduster]
#8753657
03/26/13 05:39 PM
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Featherduster
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They do this all year round, always saw the same actions during duck season so I'm not sold on spawning as being the answer.
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Re: Carp and Buffalo actions
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03/27/13 07:56 PM
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Big Ted
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Next time you see this happening, break up a loaf of bread and throw in on the surface. IF (and a big if) you see them coming to the surface and gulping some bread down, time to tie on some bread to a hook without a weight and see if you can catch one. This works. I have done it myself at Blanco State Park. The carp were releatively small compared to what I catch in Austin though.
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Re: Carp and Buffalo actions
[Re: Big Ted]
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03/27/13 08:57 PM
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dmunsie
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Next time you see this happening, break up a loaf of bread and throw in on the surface. IF (and a big if) you see them coming to the surface and gulping some bread down, time to tie on some bread to a hook without a weight and see if you can catch one. This works. I have done it myself at Blanco State Park. The carp were releatively small compared to what I catch in Austin though. And that's as close to fly fishing for carp as I'll ever get. It is a fun way to catch em isn't it? 
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