Cruising Carp
Life has a way of pulling you in different directions. For me the responsibilities of trying to be an adult have kept me from being able to commit to hundreds of miles of traveling in the name of trout fishing. Not being one to let adversity get the best of me, I have refocused my efforts towards other warm water species that reside closer to home.
That being said I enlisted the help of one Michael Gracie to help shake the rust off my carp equipment and get after a few. This afternoon we both had some time to check The Stink and indeed with the water low and clear Carp were up in the flats looking for some food. Being a courteous host Gracie spotted a mudding carp and pointed me in the right direction saying, “Get em’ young buck”. An ugly cast and a few twitches later I had my first of what I hope will be many Carp this summer. At the end of our three hour excursion we happily traveled home with four missed hook sets and one carp to hand. The warm weather and the absence of rain gave me my first great Carp afternoon, now all that is left is to figure out what to do next week…
Gracie Guided Carp
What is the verdict on the costas? I like my natives but think I want to go glass lenses for clarity. Every little bit of vision helps.
I had some Native’s and upgraded to MJ’s with glass lenses. It makes a huge difference for me. I can’t speak about the Costa’s though.
Go mirrored 580s and you will never go back. Optical perfection, and my preferred lens has zero color distortion.
They’ve become my “everydays” – I won’t wear anything else.
I got skunked, due to a lot of trout-sets. The “young buck” did it on his own, with a little help from the old man’s not-yet-failing vision (along with his blue-mirrored Costas). 😉
I was having some slight contact malfunctions there for awhile. Maybe we could get a buy one get one deal on Lasik together.
Looks like a great fish to me man! I am eager to head to Denver some day and fish with all you CO carpers…you guys have it going on down there!
Come on out for the Carp slam in August. While I can’t promise great fishing hangovers are always included with the admission price.
Good stuff..
Hahaha thanks John, nothing compared to what you and your buddies do though. That is a pretty high standard you have set. Thanks anyway though and great work with your blog, I read it often as I suck at this and would like to get better. Look like you have found the magic…I’m jealous.