Big Michigan common

[Nightwing]

Finaly had a camera on me when I caught a good one.

"official" weight of 35 lbs and change, but may have gone over 40 as the scale has subsequently proved to be off on the low end.

Taken from Allegan Dam tailwaters, Michigan.

 

[Steve Burke]

Lovely fish, Nightwing. Many congratulations. Did the snags prove a problem?

[waddis]

Well done mate

But why is there a dead fish to the left of you in the picture :confused: :confused:

[Norfolkdan]

Lovely fish, did you measure it? Looks 4ft long

[Newt]

waddis - not unusual to see some dead smaller carp after the spawn has been going a while. Not a bad way to go but basically the little fellas spend too much time and energy loving and none eating so some of them die and wash ashore.

 

Nightwing - you gotta take a camera with you more often. Beauty there and I agree that it could easily run over 40.

 

[ 15. June 2005, 04:32 PM: Message edited by: Newt ]

[*Ant*]

Nice going Nightwing that's a brute of a fish.

 

If i'd have caught it, it would have deffinately been a 40.

[Norfolkdan]

Nightwing- What bait, rig, hook, b/s line did you use mate?

[Nightwing]

Steve Burke:

Lovely fish, Nightwing. Many congratulations. Did the snags prove a problem?

Not really, they are close enough that you can move your line around them while fighting the fish.

[Nightwing]

Norfolkdan:

Nightwing- What bait, rig, hook, b/s line did you use mate?

Chummed the area with a 1 lb can of sweet corn(bought at the local bulk food pantry for 99 cents), and used chick peas and corn for hook bait. Chick peas were soaked in crushed salmon roe(the wonder dip!). Rig was typicaly simple, a #2 egg hook on a 10lb test florocarbon lead, 1 oz. sliding weight pegged lightly about 2 feet up the line, and 30 lb test power pro braid main line.

[waddis]

I see newt