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Fishing- In The New York Area => New York Freshwater Fishing => Topic started by: greensider on June 03, 2023, 09:57:27 PM

Title: Epic battle
Post by: greensider on June 03, 2023, 09:57:27 PM

Got this carp on a crappie rod fought it over an hour 20 pounds

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Post by: greensider on June 03, 2023, 09:57:57 PM

Ol rubber lips

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Post by: ATS1755 on June 04, 2023, 04:28:16 AM

Great job and fish. That's one for the books, Congrats!

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Post by: ole bleu on June 04, 2023, 11:57:52 AM

Great fertilizer for the garden

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Post by: greensider on June 04, 2023, 12:38:20 PM

Yup

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Post by: walkabout on June 05, 2023, 06:03:23 AM

good one ken (beers)

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Post by: Rickhem on June 05, 2023, 02:29:25 PM

Nice!
How long before you knew what it was on the other end of the line?

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Post by: greensider on June 05, 2023, 06:09:15 PM

When it made the first run I figured carp but after 5 minutes it just sat on the bottom basically for at least an hour in 10 feet of water never saw it until just before I landed it I tried many times to get it up as hard as I dare pull in 6 pound test I figured channel cat until last few minutes when it came up

Title: Re: Epic battle
Post by: Rickhem on June 06, 2023, 11:36:09 AM

I give you credit for waiting that fish out.  I'll stick with it as long as it keeps moving, but when nothing is happening, I lose patience.
Nice fish and a cool story too.

Title: Re: Epic battle
Post by: ruck on June 16, 2023, 03:38:55 PM

When I was a kid I was fishing for sunnies off the dam at Grassy Sprain reservoir in Yonkers. I hooked some massive beast on an ultralight setup with 4lb test, and a 1/32oz marabou jig. I fought it for over an hour before it circled the building just off the dam and broke me off. It was likely a massive carp. They catch guys off guard sometimes.