GTA CARP-A-LICOUS

[gforce]

Hey all,

 

Went fishing in the GTA with my rookie fisher-friend.

 

We went to Lake Aquitane to try and nail rainbows or bass.... NO LUCK. Spent a few hours there with fake salmon eggs, flys and bass stuff.

 

We tried to get some worms along Lakeshore.... no luck.... so we said "We will give it a go anyways!"

 

So, we went under the bridges at the mouth of the humber. Again, casting etc... the water was like 4" of visibility.. no luck!

 

So, we moved towards Lake O. ( between the lakeshore bridge and the freaky foot bridge on the west side ) and dropped some jigs tipped with a fake salmon egg.

 

Casting and bumping the bottom slow!

 

Right at the break wall, I got a huge tug and figured it was a carp and I was right. I was using a light action set-up with 20lb Power pro with a 12lb flurocarbon leader. That sucker fought for 15 minutes!

 

I hand landed the monster and I figured it was over 25lbs. Monster!

 

My friend was next. He figured it was a snag at first until it started swimming. I showed him how to use the drag on his reel. His rod was bent right over and he was freaking out with excitement. A few onlookers stopped to watch as he battled his fish.

 

He had 8lb. mono....

 

Yes, it broke off after 5 minutes ( i figured weeds or a rock ).

 

He was shaking with excitement and now he wants to return another day to land his first fish!

 

Thanks for the hints from the GTA folks out there!

[shawnf]

Sounds like you had a pretty rough start. Good thing it picked up towards the end, and it's good to see you guys came away with a positive attitude.

 

Good luck on your next one.... hopefully better than the last.

[gforce]

Probably going again tonight.....

 

Hopefully get some more!

[lazybum]

It's the adrenaline rush you get that makes you want to go back for more. Big fish on light gear is quite exciting. Good luck tonight.