Caught a terrapin on sweetcorn

[kenj]

I was fishing a pond at the local rec catching rudd on sweetcorn, when I got a typical crucian bite that dithered around, before sinking away. When I struck, I thought I had hit into a "sleeping" carp, that was slowly swimming away, taking out the elastic from my pole. It briefly surfaced, before swimming off again. I had to hand line it in. It was as big as a football and hooked in the mouth.

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[wunnus]

Did this lake have a green railing all the way round?

[kenj]

Green railing? Zoo? This pond is close to plenty of houses and has goldfish, shubunkins with fan tails and some very exotic looking rudd. One of the other locals fishing, when he saw the terrapin, said he'd caught a pound koi carp last season, so I guess it's better than throwing them down the toilet, when they get too big. I bet the local heron gets confused.

[Christian T]

I lost a good one at the net a few years back, it definitely would of been a pb.

[chesters1]

When the ninja turtles lost their appeal many years ago ponds were full of them ,i have seen a few but never caught one myself.

Lucky it wasnt a snapper or the post wouldnt be so jolly!

[kenj]

I hooked a snapper back in the 90's, when spinning for bass in Florida. I was on my own without a net. It was treble the size of the terrapin, but was fortunate to have two guys in a boat come over and flip it on it's back and unhook it with pliers. That was one scary looking MF.

[Phone]

All,

 

Remember reptiles have salmonella like humans have e-coli. This is a time and place where hand washing is a really good idea. Turtles have a bonus here in the US. Many have hep-c.

 

Phone

[kenj]

I kept my hands well clear Phone. This one had a beak on it, but nothing like a snapper. It stayed in my landing net until, I released further round the pond. An Hep-C infection and a turtle bite not recommended!