Carp in the Wicomico???

[gumby]

I was crabbing in the Wicomico River this morning, and while I was waiting for my bait to soak, I decided to cast a beetle spin along the shore for some perch. It was a 1/4 oz grass shrimp looking bait. Next thing I know my line gets hammered. After a good fifteen minute fight(8 lb test and a zebco 404) I bring this huge brown fish in the boat. I thought it was a shad at first, but the scales told me otherwise. To guess, I'd say he was ten to twelve lbs. Anyone heard of a carp biting a beetle spin? I know it was a carp cause I looked it up when I got home. I had a ball with him and put him back. The sh!t tore up a brand new beetle spin. If anyone else has caught them there, let me know and I will fish with the right stuff next time. BTW , I caught three dozen big fat crabs in about three hours on a six hundred foot line. MMMmmmmmm

 

[greyhound]

You might find this interesting

http://www.chesapeakecarper.com/index.html

Has a page with record carp over the years including the Wicomico River.

 

[FancyBelle]

I was crabbing in the Wicomico River this morning, and while I was waiting for my bait to soak, I decided to cast a beetle spin along the shore for some perch. It was a 1/4 oz grass shrimp looking bait. Next thing I know my line gets hammered. After a good fifteen minute fight(8 lb test and a zebco 404) I bring this huge brown fish in the boat. I thought it was a shad at first, but the scales told me otherwise. To guess, I'd say he was ten to twelve lbs. Anyone heard of a carp biting a beetle spin? I know it was a carp cause I looked it up when I got home. I had a ball with him and put him back. The sh!t tore up a brand new beetle spin. If anyone else has caught them there, let me know and I will fish with the right stuff next time. BTW , I caught three dozen big fat crabs in about three hours on a six hundred foot line. MMMmmmmmm

I'll take a dozen. What time you bringing them over?

 

[Mikeinsmd]

You should have kept it. Here's a recipe..

Attach fish to a cleaning board
Scale fish
Fillet fish
Remove carcass from board
Place fillets on board
Add salt & pepper to taste
Add Old Bay to taste
Place board in oven at 350 for 15 min.
Remove from oven, discard fillets and eat board

 

[RoseRed]

You should have kept it. Here's a recipe..

Attach fish to a cleaning board
Scale fish
Fillet fish
Remove carcass from board
Place fillets on board
Add salt & pepper to taste
Add Old Bay to taste
Place board in oven at 350 for 15 min.
Remove from oven, discard fillets and eat board

 

[bresamil]

You should have kept it. Here's a recipe..

Attach fish to a cleaning board
Scale fish
Fillet fish
Remove carcass from board
Place fillets on board
Add salt & pepper to taste
Add Old Bay to taste
Place board in oven at 350 for 15 min.
Remove from oven, discard fillets and eat board

So Gumby what time should I come by for the crab feast?

 

[oldman]

A lot of people don't think of carp, or catfish for that matter, biting on lures but they certainly do. I grew up with the old tried and true doughballs for them but still have managed to catch them on lures at times.

 

[greyhound]

A lot of people don't think of carp, or catfish for that matter, biting on lures but they certainly do. I grew up with the old tried and true doughballs for them but still have managed to catch them on lures at times.

Caught a catfish on a lure last yesterday.

 

[Nickel]

last yesterday.

Sounds like something my four year old would say.

 

[Otter]

Caught a catfish on a lure last yesterday.

Heat getting to ya, Greyhound??

 

[oldman]

You should have kept it. Here's a recipe..

Attach fish to a cleaning board
Scale fish
Fillet fish
Remove carcass from board
Place fillets on board
Add salt & pepper to taste
Add Old Bay to taste
Place board in oven at 350 for 15 min.
Remove from oven, discard fillets and eat board

Post of the week in my opinion. I'm sending it to my fishing friends for consideration.

 

[greyhound]

Heat getting to ya, Greyhound??

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Yes...Yes...this it, I'll blame it on the heat........

 

[wharf rat]

You might find this interesting

http://www.chesapeakecarper.com/index.html

Has a page with record carp over the years including the Wicomico River.

Great site.
I grew up on the Patapsco. We used to catch carp on just about anything you could find in the fridge that would stay on the hook.
Sometimes we would snag them accidentally with lures, but never had one actually hit a lure.
Bet that was fun.

 

[kom526]

I was crabbing in the Wicomico River this morning, and while I was waiting for my bait to soak, I decided to cast a beetle spin along the shore for some perch. It was a 1/4 oz grass shrimp looking bait. Next thing I know my line gets hammered. After a good fifteen minute fight(8 lb test and a zebco 404) I bring this huge brown fish in the boat. I thought it was a shad at first, but the scales told me otherwise. To guess, I'd say he was ten to twelve lbs. Anyone heard of a carp biting a beetle spin? I know it was a carp cause I looked it up when I got home. I had a ball with him and put him back. The sh!t tore up a brand new beetle spin. If anyone else has caught them there, let me know and I will fish with the right stuff next time. BTW , I caught three dozen big fat crabs in about three hours on a six hundred foot line. MMMmmmmmm

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