Huge Carp @ Big G

[CherokeeRidge]

Big L sent me this pic. of a huge carp they caught around Mud Creek last week,
on a Rattle Trap. He said it weighted over 50 lbs
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Sorry I have a new puter and I'll have to download a photo reducer after work today

 

[CherokeeRidge]

Here it is

 

[Fishin' Junkie]

emoEek emoEek

 

[Ram Jack Scott]

i hooked one of those last sat. in mud creek also. doubt it was 50lbs. but when i set the hook he took off like a Flipper. it left a wake like a small boatemoTongue . came unbuttoned on the second jumpemoDoh. would have been fun!!!!!

 

[hoggerhead]

wow! Whats the record in bama for carp?

 

[polo-dog]

Wow, what a pig!

 

[MadBomber]

I landed a 49 lb'er below the riverpark a few years ago on old 10 lb test line.  it bit a shiner.  I followed that big sucker around for about 30 minutes!

 

[Fly Rod Rob]

Nice Fish! emoThumbsup

Is that a grass carp also called a white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella) or a common carp (Cyprinus carpio)? Just curious. Which ever species it is, it is HUGE!

Well done!

-Rob

 

[Trashy CarpA]

Huge Amur well done !! I bet that sucker put up a hell of a fight .They go crazy when you get em in

 

[Fly Rod Rob]

Trashy CarpA:

That is what I thought, but just wanted to make sure my "icthyological identification" was correct. I appreciate the verification. I am an engineer, not a biologist...

Still, a very nice fish. I would love to get one of those on my fly rod!

-Rob

 

[minner]

hoggerhead - 2/12/2008 6:17 PM

wow! Whats the record in bama for carp?

70LBS

 

[CherokeeRidge]

They said that one weighed 55lbs, And was released.emoThumbsup