splashhopper Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) Today was Chanelle's first time fishing. What a start she had ! This is the first fish she ever caught. It was approximately 33" long and 20-25 lbs carp caught in Black Creek off of Lake Erie today. She caught it on a "$13.00 kids special" fishing rod/reel combo from Walmart with a #10 size hook and a bread ball with corn. The fish was so large, it almost pulled her in to the river. She only weighs 52lbs and the fish was approximately half her weight ! Chanelle hooked the fish and due to the the splint on her left hand( from a broken bone in her last Taekwondo tournament) she had to ask for some help from me. She yelled for help and handed the pole to me with EXPLICIT instructions not to lose the fish daddy. She encouraged me along like an experienced fishergirl! Chanelle got the net out and tried to lift the fish up, but could not. It was just tooo heavy ! Needless to say, she wants to go fishing again real soon ! An hour or so later, she caught a second one, all by herself, about half the size of this one and bigger than the ONLY one I caught today! waaahhh.... And she is still rubbing it in my nose as I send this to you all. God bless Chanelle and Ron Hunter PS.. she wants to know if she can be an honorary member of Team 8 too? Here is a second pic to give you an idea of the length and girth of this fish >> Edited June 2, 2008 by splashhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Great story and a priceless smile on her face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondorfish Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Oh OH - looks like Bly is going to have some competition!! - W.T.G !!! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Woo hoo. Too cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 that's brutal! She oughta be hooked for life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Thats just priceless right on eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Awesome stuff! Yep...when you start to bring the daughter's fishing, say goodbye to catching them yourself. I believe their pure spirits appease the fishing gods and they hook up exponentially compared to us parents....hehe. She's a real cutie....hopefully a lifelong fishing partner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 oh man that's awesome! congrats to your daughter...can't wait until mine's old enough to wrestle with carp! Cheers, UF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 WOW...congrats to your daughter....that's one happy little girl. Gee...if she can do it, so can I...great report and pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Awesome stuff! Yep...when you start to bring the daughter's fishing, say goodbye to catching them yourself. I believe their pure spirits appease the fishing gods and they hook up exponentially compared to us parents....hehe. She's a real cutie....hopefully a lifelong fishing partner! Interesting you say that about us not catching them and they do. I was blown away again by her ability to see the hits on her line when i couldn't. I think i need to egt my eyes checked soon. She says she wants to go fishing with me again, so we are gonna try to make Monday nights a weekly deal for her and I while she recovers from her Taekwando injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 WTG! Congrats and the smile is just priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 WTG! Congrats and the smile is just priceless! My daddy says you like carp fishing a lot. How big is the carp in your pic? ~~Botbot~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Congratulations Chanelle on your first carp and really good first at that!!! Look forward to reading about more of your catches Splashhopper, that fish qualifies Chanelle for an OFAH award, she might enjoy the certificate. Oh OH - looks like Bly is going to have some competition!! - W.T.G !!!Don No competition.....great fish and she is WAY cuter than I am.....she wins!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 What a great picture and wow, did you ever score some brownie points with your daughter... you can see it in her expression... Way to go Dad!! Nice fish.. Cheers, Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 My daddy says you like carp fishing a lot.How big is the carp in your pic? ~~Botbot~~ LOL...that fish Victor has is his pic is smaller than yours..... Congrats again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfville Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Nice first fish, you only get one FIRST FISH and you sure beats most of our first fish. Congrats for that achievement ! That fish in Vic's avatar was around 26lb if I recall correctly, it was his PB at that time. I was the one taking that picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 WTG CHANNELLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxcowboy Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 wow what a start, move over al linder channelles up and coming.lol great job. jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Nice fish! And one of my favourite spots I might add. Gongrats to her, the smile on her face says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setomonkey Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Awesome first catch, she sure looks happy! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 great first fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjnkie Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Nice carp. Sorry but it's not 20-25Lb, That baby is pushing close 30Lbs easy. When it comes to measuring a carp for weight, it can't be done. We tried different ways, and the only way is a scale or guess. Congrats on you Daughters Personal best WTG!! Daniel www.ontariocarphunter.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsbassman Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 What a great start to a Fishing carreer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well done Botbot & Splash! That's about 4x bigger than my PB carp! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgk36 Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 WTG Great first fish. Kinda like hitting a home run, first time at the plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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