tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post7802569032179582071..comments2023-07-13T07:20:14.350-07:00Comments on Fly-Carpin: Breaking In Matt Pike's Carper's Crabtestflycarpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-28558792185185450412012-05-02T18:43:14.708-07:002012-05-02T18:43:14.708-07:00"Flying out of the sun so to speak". H..."Flying out of the sun so to speak". Ha !! Good one.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368451984277934803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-12601773001949002452012-05-01T21:51:54.402-07:002012-05-01T21:51:54.402-07:00It was either that or it wanted to circle around f...It was either that or it wanted to circle around for a sneakier angle. Flying out of the sun so to speak. It was totally awesome though. Just a head appearing out of nowhere coming straight for me and then an open mouth and then out of nowhere a couple smaller fish coming around the flank with open mouths.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-2435282917374641252012-05-01T19:19:30.959-07:002012-05-01T19:19:30.959-07:00Pretty cool. I would have loved to see that lead c...Pretty cool. I would have loved to see that lead carp manuever her partners away from the fly only to circle back to it. Darn clever.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510262829834562239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-47452522345199829352012-05-01T19:03:28.849-07:002012-05-01T19:03:28.849-07:00Well, that is kinda what I meant. Never understoo...Well, that is kinda what I meant. Never understood MI and Chigago being midwest. Seems like mid-north-east when it is 18 hours by car east of here! Chigago is the land of big pizza and big carp Nick!testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-22319773276458265742012-05-01T19:01:23.027-07:002012-05-01T19:01:23.027-07:00Whoops, almost missed this one. That is awesome t...Whoops, almost missed this one. That is awesome the the Trouser worm came though. Yeah, we don't have just clear water but when I can that is what I go for.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-41656034090439593312012-05-01T08:23:08.165-07:002012-05-01T08:23:08.165-07:00Na - midwest. ChicagolandNa - midwest. ChicagolandBrookfieldAnglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990751656565622220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-15675272879684460052012-04-30T20:40:41.994-07:002012-04-30T20:40:41.994-07:00Pretty pumped John, Big fish month starts about......Pretty pumped John, Big fish month starts about....NOW!testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-60211863574428937322012-04-30T20:39:37.708-07:002012-04-30T20:39:37.708-07:00Yup, that is one of my favorite things about carp....Yup, that is one of my favorite things about carp. They not only have an incredible range but they adapt to so many situations.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-25107568071754639632012-04-30T20:38:29.667-07:002012-04-30T20:38:29.667-07:00It was pretty cool Barry.It was pretty cool Barry.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-21344239828990945622012-04-30T20:38:05.874-07:002012-04-30T20:38:05.874-07:00You are in the NE part of the country right? This...You are in the NE part of the country right? This kind of behavior was much more common in MI when I lived there. If you have already seen it once you should keep a very close eye on the situation.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-28668451227855107982012-04-30T20:34:17.804-07:002012-04-30T20:34:17.804-07:00It kind of reminded me of some of the pictures I g...It kind of reminded me of some of the pictures I get in my head when you desribe your carpin David.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-44259299692565134972012-04-30T19:11:16.461-07:002012-04-30T19:11:16.461-07:00Nice!Nice!John Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054871605134267048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-53567729275349121442012-04-30T18:40:31.832-07:002012-04-30T18:40:31.832-07:00Good job McTage. Carp have so many different beha...Good job McTage. Carp have so many different behaviors; it is just fascinating.Mr. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04714580767775813267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-73823388916396704002012-04-30T09:19:36.538-07:002012-04-30T09:19:36.538-07:00Yes good stuff! One of my boys caught our first f...Yes good stuff! One of my boys caught our first fish on a version of your Trouser Worm I tied, classic take in muddy water, but we saw it. Rarely do we have clear water as you describe, must be nice. Carp Fly Swap, great thing McTage!<br /><br />GreggGregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623587945737239141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-54458228551102876582012-04-30T09:12:55.181-07:002012-04-30T09:12:55.181-07:00That must have been something to watch. Good look...That must have been something to watch. Good looking fly too! You got it going on up there!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602307576524360674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-50634965149265458842012-04-30T05:46:52.473-07:002012-04-30T05:46:52.473-07:00I absolutely get the seek and destroy thing! I swe...I absolutely get the seek and destroy thing! I swear that the first carp on yesterdays outing had that same thing going on and I ever thought to myself...hmmm that carp reminds me of a sharkBrookfieldAnglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990751656565622220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-68197691825783371062012-04-29T22:09:41.299-07:002012-04-29T22:09:41.299-07:00No sympathy here. It's been running through m...No sympathy here. It's been running through my head all weekend.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-42114835973386830752012-04-29T21:20:56.105-07:002012-04-29T21:20:56.105-07:00Outstanding. Love the story and photos...except n...Outstanding. Love the story and photos...except now I have that Metallica song stuck in my head.Brent Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757396722648254695noreply@blogger.com