Quackrstackr
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We just got in from the tailwaters of Barkley dam and our first trip out for bighead carp... it most definitely will not be our last. I can't believe that we haven't tried it before now. We didn't shoot any of the jumping fish because I didn't want to get the boat up in the boils but we just caught them cruising out away from the swift current.
Shooting 30+ lb fish in 50 ft of water is a whole heap different than shooting gar and common carp in the shallows. A fish that big in deep water can actually put up a pretty good tussle for a long time after being shot.
We ended the day with 7 or 8 bigheads, about that many gar and a paddlefish before it got too hot for us to stay out there any longer. You can't jump in below a dam to cool off. Well, more than once anyway. :shock:
It may take me a day or two to get the pics from my buddy but I'll post a couple after I do. It was fun enough that I figure we'll make at least one more trip before the extended weekend is over.
Shooting 30+ lb fish in 50 ft of water is a whole heap different than shooting gar and common carp in the shallows. A fish that big in deep water can actually put up a pretty good tussle for a long time after being shot.
We ended the day with 7 or 8 bigheads, about that many gar and a paddlefish before it got too hot for us to stay out there any longer. You can't jump in below a dam to cool off. Well, more than once anyway. :shock:
It may take me a day or two to get the pics from my buddy but I'll post a couple after I do. It was fun enough that I figure we'll make at least one more trip before the extended weekend is over.