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 Bass fishing...for carp?
#978941
11/03/05 10:55 PM
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Medicine Man
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.There's a nice little pond within 5 minutes driving distance of my place here in Houston. It has crystal clear water and a healthy bass population. I go 3-4 times a week to get my bass fishing fix, try new lines/lures/rigs, etc. Well, I couldn't help but notice these groups of massive carp that would cruise the banks and pick up the scraps left over from people feeding the ducks. Well, I just couldn't help myself, so here's the pic. I still love bass fishing, though  .  MH action rod with a Curado spooled with 15lb P-Line Fluroclear. Good fight, I must say. Can't imagine how much it weighed, but I wager someone will give me a good estimate. MM
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978942
11/03/05 11:04 PM
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Bullet Driver
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  "When all else fails, use a Grenade!"
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978943
11/04/05 12:08 AM
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Fishbrain
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Holy carp! 
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978944
11/04/05 12:13 AM
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SomethingSmellsFishy
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Nice Catch! We'll make a carper outta you yet...
PB's:
Common: 30lbs
Mirror: 14lbs
Buffalo: 56lbs
White Amur:49lbs
Blue Cat: 32lbs
Yellow Cat: 34lbs
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978945
11/04/05 12:16 AM
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THE_COACH
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DUDE! Where is this pond? It looks familiar to me.
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978946
11/04/05 12:30 AM
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Starless
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Great fish! I know you were asking about them in the carp forum, and now I can tell you for certain.
That's a White Amur ( Grass Carp ) not a common carp. A lot of the carp baits mentioned in the thread you posted in the carp forum WON'T work for grass carp, which would explain why you're having trouble. They are usually pretty strict vegetarians, and totally unrelated to the common carp we usually try to catch. That's not to say they won't sometimes take carp bait, especially if they're really hungry, but they don't work anywhere near as well as they do for common carp.
Anyway, great catch!
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978947
11/04/05 01:10 AM
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Rudy Cortinas
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Nice fish my guess is 25 plus!
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978948
11/04/05 04:16 AM
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J.Rose
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That's a pretty big minnow!
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978949
11/04/05 08:39 AM
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water_surge
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Holy guacamole med dude! What did u use to catch that monster. I started out carp fishing in 93, man that is fun. There where many time I almost lost my tackle due to some monsters picking up my bait and flying off with my rod and reel.
We All Live Down Stream 
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978950
11/05/05 06:29 PM
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Ol'Skeeter
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978951
11/06/05 02:20 AM
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fishingaddict
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yea that place does look familiar what park is that? also looks like it could be a golf course pond.
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978952
11/06/05 07:47 PM
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Medicine Man
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It's Herman Park right by the Medical Center in the heart of SE Houston. Technically, you have to be older than 65 or younger than 12 to fish ANYWHERE within Houston city limits, so I ignore that aspect of Houston's city ordinances. Great bass fishing there too, if you can catch em. Crystal clear water makes it a challenge. Drop me a line if you want to head out there sometime to pursue either species.
MM
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Re: Bass fishing...for carp?
#978954
11/07/05 03:14 PM
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HoustonRaider
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Medicine, I may also take you up on that offer....
Also shoot me a email if you ever want to bass fishing on the weekends. Have a little Skeeter and try to everyweekend.
-srohde
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