Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Trophy Fish and Pellet Flies

As Bruce and ML and many others before have stated, the trophy is in the eye of the beholder. And I'd love to be beholdin' a great many fish whose photos have been posted here - most recently those BG of george's.

When I was a scrawny little 10 year old, I caught a 6 lbs carp. I was fishing for BG with my cousin and my Grandpa in my cousin's boat, sitting out on the hood (front deck?) in front of the windshield. I don't remember exactly how long it took me to land that carp, but it was a real fight and for most of the time I had two pairs of adult arms reaching over the windshield and holding me on the boat.

We kept that carp in Grandpa's freezer for a couple of years afterwards (inquisitive minds wondering where the famous Gallus wit came from may be interested to know that it had a large red radish thrust into it's mouth, ala apple and roast pig), occasionally taking it out to remininisce. I think we were both ticked off when Grandma threw it out while defrosting.

Now I don't care for carp, won't ever stock any, and don't care if I ever catch one in the future. But if forced to pick the memory of catching just one fish over the thousands of others I have landed, I will pick that 6 lbs carp. It was my first Trophy Fish.