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 1st carp on the fly
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07/20/13 04:25 PM
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Bruiseman
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Green Horn
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Green Horn
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I finally did it. I saw them tailing and cast right in front of him and he went for it. It was a good fight on my 3wt. Caught in him on a black headstand nymph. 
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
#9148142
07/20/13 04:45 PM
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Linecaster
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Well done and that on a 3 weight.
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All things were made by him and without him was not anything made. John 1:3
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
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07/20/13 07:03 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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That my friend is a red horse sucker and a big one. it actually makes it cooler.
State Certified Piscatologist 
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: LoneStarCarper]
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07/21/13 04:15 AM
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Caribou
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That my friend is a red horse sucker and a big one. it actually makes it cooler. Yep. That this is huge.
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
#9149913
07/21/13 01:24 PM
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Chuck7700
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Nice fish.  
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
#9152257
07/22/13 03:27 AM
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Bruiseman
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Green Horn
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thanks for the ID on that. I had no idea that it was a red horse. Wish I would have because it is close if not over the state record. Guess I will have to go back to that spot and catch another. There were a lot there.
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
#9152948
07/22/13 02:13 PM
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Andouille
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Good test for the 3wt. Congrats on the first redhorse. They are a "good indicator," of a healthy water system.
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
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07/22/13 03:30 PM
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2FlyFish4
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lb for lb i think red horses fight harder than carp
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: 2FlyFish4]
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07/22/13 03:47 PM
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LoneStarCarper
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lb for lb i think red horses fight harder than carp I think the fact that they are almost always caught in moving water helps the fight a little as well.
Last edited by LoneStarCarper; 07/22/13 03:48 PM.
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Re: 1st carp on the fly
[Re: Bruiseman]
#9153554
07/22/13 05:12 PM
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mickfly
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Lots of nice redhorses in the Guadalupe. In fact, TPWD Fisheries Biologist Steve Magnelia calls the Guad a "world class redhorse fishery." Trout like to mingle with the redhorses when they spawn, so one frequently catches one while fishing for trout, especially when fishing deep with small, dark nymphs.
Mickfly
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