johnwalkley 24 Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 hey all, just a quick one.went out today to get some carp, 'some' being the word. 7 hours later I finally caught the doughnut breaking fish and called it a day. weighed in at 5.5kg on the digi scales. a nice fish, spotted him feeding, layer the cast out, strip strike and an interesting fight for 5-7mins on a 5# in and out of submerged trees and shrubs and reeds, around the boat and under the boat and around the lekie. lolbut what a tough day. the wind was up and the sun patchy. carp as far as you could see. none of them feeding though. they were all spawning and would swim into you so hard they give you a hell of a fright, visibility was far, far from ideal. 3-4in of visibility. you would lose sight of a 7kg carp in shin deep water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Booma 1,360 Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Nice fish!I saw your video on youtube a little while back and posted about it in the freshwater section. Looks like so much fun fishing for carp like that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishnuts 55 Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 NOOOOOICE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rangfish 1 Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Well done thats a nice carp:woohoo: , i might have to give carp on fly a go this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matty89 0 Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Nice fish mate was that from up the murray ?:)Matty89 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwalkley 24 Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 yeah, murray. soo dirty atm.. stick your finger in and you cant see the tip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spog777 1 Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 nice carp-never tried them on fly gear-but then can afford fly gear lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urhookedfish 12 Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Nice fish though Johny!!!. Hate Doughnuts!!!!:ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:7 hours for one carp sounds like tough work;) Although the scenary up there makes up for that hey? :) B) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwalkley 24 Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 @spog777 your not wrong there lol! esp when you get the good stuf. and i thought diawa saltiga stuf was expensive lol@brett was hard work and frustrating but yeah was nice to be out on the boat again. oh and actualy catch someting over 8" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwalkley 24 Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 this is the fly ive been using lately, seen fish move upto a meter to get it in dirty water, not the best qual pic, but basicly red marabou, segmented with flashabou, bead chain eyes and a black hackle collar. rangfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rangfish 1 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 this is the fly ive been using lately' date=' seen fish move upto a meter to get it in dirty water, not the best qual pic, but basicly red marabou, segmented with flashabou, bead chain eyes and a black hackle collar.[/quote']I will have an attempt at tying a few. That is a really nice fly their. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matty89 0 Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hi JohnWent down the river on the long weekend to try the carp on fly only got 2 about the same size as urs bit like u said real hard fishing just a quick question but dose any one no how long the spawning cycle lasts so they come back on the chew ?Cheers matty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnwalkley 24 Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 no idea aye, ive never seen them spawn before. wouldnt say more than a month though, but then the prob then is they will be hard to find in the murky/milky water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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