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Stumbled across this pic on some innernet site. Had to share.

Well......that was a half-hour of my life not wasted. Thanks for the great read.

HaHaHa! All my May24 camping memories are cold and wet. It's what makes us Canadian!

From the posted news article; "When they turned around and started to run away, he shot them both in the back with birdshot." This guy wasn't defending anybody or anything. This will only give more fuel to the anti-gun crowd and no responsible gun owners should be defending him. Just my $.02 worth. (However...there is always another side to every story and I might still change my mind)

I think you generally can get replacement spools for better quality reels. Probably any tackle shop that does repairs would be able to get you one. Or you could have a look at this site http://www.reeldr.com/

And what about those big monster carp?

I fish for carp around London in the Thames quite a bit. I like to keep things pretty simple. A half decent medium weight rod and reel, a forked stick stuck in the mud, (sometimes I use two forked sticks to make a pod ) and canned corn. But not just any canned corn. I use the cheapest stuff I can find. It's usually really slimy and smells funny and the kernels are great big things the size of horses teeth. Usually at the dollar stores, three or four cans for a buck. Put two or three kernels on a regular bait-holder type of hook, a split-shot or two, and throw it out in a likely looking spot. Sometimes I'll throw a handful or two of bait out as chum. Set my rod down in my 'pod', and wait for the fun to start. My absolute favorite way to carp though is wading the shoreline and watching for schools of carp that are actively hunting in the shallows. Then I toss a crayfish out just upstream from them and when they get close give the bait a couple tugs like a crayfish swimming and then watch some huge carp come darting over and slam it, set the hook,big splash, screaming drag,...it's go time. Just like fishing the flats for bonefish....except bigger fish.

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HAHAHA! There's a lot more than one on this board. You're going to wear out your button! Welcome aboard. Sorry you took offense at my 'joke'.

Probably in his boat....................with his BBQ!

Looks like under a bridge............probably in the water.

Yeah, the fighting pic is great! WTG you guys!

WOO HOO! You're on a carp roll. WTG!

Welcome aboard. Cool video. I've had that happen too but the second fish didn't cooperate enough to actually hook himself. Just attacked the lure floating on the water.

That really is a nice looking carp. Much cleaner and shinier than the carp around here. WTG!

Nice one! Lot's of big carp being caught already this year and it only gets better.

The 'M' word.

"X-winds would be interesting..." HAHA!.....I bet they would. Wouldn't he be better off aerodynamically if he flipped the canoe over right side up? I heard they do that on float planes.

Great report. Thanks for that. But............. There are no pickerel in the Thames. But there are walleyes.lol I usually catch a couple every year but I only ever caught one during the spring run. I think you're probably right that the run is over for this year but keep at it and you'll likely get one of the resident walleyes. Any time of the year. This is one I caught last year in late sept.

Man...this board is going to be dead next year.

HA HA! American carps are just as pretty as Canadian Carps. Nice catch.

That would make a good puzzle. Very nice.

Where would I draw the line? If I was a manager, I would give employees the right to give one timbit at a time to anyone they thought would appreciate one (with parents approval of course). And...I would have a big bag of dog cookies at the drive-thru window for the dogs. And...I would contribute to the local community's clean-up day instead of 'declining' like the did here.