tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post397074246273574171..comments2023-11-05T03:35:37.116-06:00Comments on Currents: Prelude to Grass CarpJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09155735669744216514noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-74973697025034328282012-06-30T14:24:41.926-05:002012-06-30T14:24:41.926-05:00Grass carp are so awesome!!! My good friend and gr...Grass carp are so awesome!!! My good friend and great angler Jared found an off white, foam spider pattern. We cut the legs off and it looks very similar to a seed floating on the surface. Most days we get our butts kicked but we have had 3 or 4 days were we have managed to hook and land multiple fish each.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-59253917239483832862012-06-30T07:15:27.868-05:002012-06-30T07:15:27.868-05:00about a week ago there were a couple hex dropping....about a week ago there were a couple hex dropping. I tossed a hex pattern and got two really good takes but they didn't get hooked. They are so subtle with their feeding.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155735669744216514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-57466832012671900702012-06-29T11:20:00.177-05:002012-06-29T11:20:00.177-05:00My buddy Randy, who also has the world record gras...My buddy Randy, who also has the world record grass carp on the fly rod, like 54 lbs, doesn't fish after May, says once the algae blooms they no longer seem interested in flies.James O Durbin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322693655633579000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-17690491871644096082012-06-29T08:07:52.986-05:002012-06-29T08:07:52.986-05:00Dave is right on -- "Seeing such big fish kee...Dave is right on -- "Seeing such big fish keeps me trying and coming back for more punishment."Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155735669744216514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-42794456412871264132012-06-28T21:22:11.799-05:002012-06-28T21:22:11.799-05:00It's taken me two seasons to catch my 26 pound...It's taken me two seasons to catch my 26 pound grass carp. Yes I've had several sniffs as well and finally he took a black deer hair fly resembling floating food or mulberry. Keep trying thats part of all the fun an dreaming about the day he takes your fly.B r y o nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12790556318157631660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-82229402024437786522012-06-28T19:11:31.035-05:002012-06-28T19:11:31.035-05:00Ha! Me too! I proposed a theory with Chris at Miss...Ha! Me too! I proposed a theory with Chris at Missouri Flies that perhaps wild grass carp may be more aggressive than their sterile pond cousins. I mean, come on!<br /><br />GreggGregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623587945737239141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701846661540905420.post-50733317487636475512012-06-28T17:48:48.129-05:002012-06-28T17:48:48.129-05:00I had to laugh... The first sentence said it perfe...I had to laugh... The first sentence said it perfectly! They are the most frustrating fish I've ever fly fished for. Seeing such big fish keeps me trying and coming back for more punishment.FishnDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12224770232081356438noreply@blogger.com