Originally posted by ML Smith:
I had foul-hooked one once about two years ago -- using a small fly, intended for trout, I accidentally hooked the caudal fin of a grass carp. WOW. A memorable, but brief "fight": it emptied my fly reel in about three seconds flat.
I may have to ask "catmandoo" from up in Hampshire County, WV, to come down and give me a lesson -- he caught a huge grass carp from his pond and posted a great picture back on Oct. 6. I've even contemplated investing in bow-fishing gear ... but then I think, we'll those big old things are sure fun to watch, and visitors from the city always mistake them for the trout I grow ... now that's really fun!
ML Smith, you can certainly hook up with a GC if you are feeding pellets by using pellet flies.
The problem is not in hooking them � it�s landing them on light tackle.
They go berserk when landing them and break of light leaders.
I solved that problem recently using my 10wt striper rod with 16 # test leader w/pellet fly, catching a 31.5inch, 14 pound GC.
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