Monday, June 06, 2011

In the thick of it

Or, why I bought some 16 lb leaders on Sunday.






The jungle. This ain't carp fishing for the faint of heart. Hook em close and hang on...






If these fish get more than ten feet away, it is game over...unless you are good at mazes and can follow a fish through this stuff.



All told, the three of us broke off something like 17 carp in one day fishing in that mess. We would have landed more had we stuck to the open road.



Fun stuff, but I miss my flats.

8 comments:

Wendy Berrell said...

Greatest ratio of (# fish caught):(# feet run by fish) of any trip. No doubt there. It was calf-roping time.

John Montana said...

Calf roping...perfect.

Mark said...

Flats fishing is going to be boring for you after such adventures! Sweet pix, John

Brian J. said...

show 'em who's boss.

and calf roping has got to be the perfect metaphor...

Dustin's Fly Box said...

awesome pics! I don't think I could have caught anything

Barry said...

Oh my gosh, what a challenge that would be. "Put me in coach, put me in!"

John Montana said...

It was a blast!

Ty said...

Way cool, John. Looks like some brutal carpin' and a lot of fun.