Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:16 pm

2 x Gardiner's Creek special.

Too hot to sit inside tonight (no air conditioner) so I did what any sane man would do and headed down to the creek to go fishing :)

It was hard work at the start - as usual, I had to move around to find them, but I finally found a hole where they were (relatively) 'on the bite'. No biggies or monsters, but it was nice to get more than one!

:water:

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2017/18: 13 (1512)

Escaped

Considerable numbers of carp were sold to farmers for stocking dams, but – unfortunately – some of the fish involved in the venture escaped into the Latrobe River system in 1962 and established a healthy population which still exists in the lower reaches of the Latrobe River and Lake Wellington which is part of the Gippsland lakes system.

Successful Fishing in Australia (1994), by Geoff Wilson, p.66
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First one for the night
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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Lightningx » Wed Nov 29, 2017 9:19 pm

Well done mate :thumbsup:

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:09 pm

Headed out to the Glen Iris section of the creek in picture-perfect conditions today - not too hot, not too cold and barely a cloud in the sky. Despite the propitious conditions, the Carp didn't seem to want to co-operate - until I threw about half a loaf of mouldy bread into the water from my last trip. Ironically, it was in a different section to where I chucked the bread when my float submerged. What ensured was a great tussle between Carp and man, with man ultimately winning (just). He had me snagged within about 10 seconds, and I had to cross the creek to unsnag him, as the line was caught on a submerged branch. It was during this time that I not only got a look at the fish (it was quite big), but noticed my line was quite frayed. "There is no way I'm going to land him" I thought to myself in a mild panic, so I backed off the drag. Every time I was about to net him, he'd thrust his head away and go for another run. I was just waiting for the line to snap. I finally got my chance, but it was no easy task - his head barely fit in my butterfly net and he nearly pulled me into the water when I tried to pull him out :fish11:

When I got him out safely out of the water to pose for a few 'glory snaps' I was pleasantly surprised by how 'big' he was. I haven't caught one this size for a while, and couldn't but help wonder if he would crack the 'magical' 70cm mark. I'm not sure what I've done with my brag-mat/s, but I wish I had one on this particular occasion. This all happened in front of an incredulous cyclist by the way.

When I returned to the other side of the bank, my other rod was pointing towards the water with the line fully taut. I found it with the bail arm open (I didn't leave it that way) and nothing - not even a hook - on the end of my line. Guess I was lucky I didn't lose my rod, but unlucky that I didn't catch whatever was on the end of it.

I had bites and several (2) hook-ups throughout the day, but was only able to land the one. It was a very challenging - but ultimately very rewarding - day's fishing, and a perfect way to spend a day-off.

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2017/18: 14 (1513)

Culture of carp ceased at Boolara in 1962 after the Victorian Government enacted legislation which gave the Fisheries and Wildlife Department authority to regulate possession, handling and release of fish. However, by the time carp culture ceased at Boolara, many thousands of carp had been sold to farmers throughout the State. Many of these found their way into local rivers and lakes (pp.66-67).

Successful Fishing in Australia (1994), by Geoff Wilson, p.66-67
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It's a bit unclear in this pic, but the line was frayed as after running into two snags. It's a miracle I landed him!
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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Boonanza » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:22 pm

Nice work mate :thumbsup:
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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Lightningx » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:35 pm

Nice one :thumbsup:

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by deathray » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:54 pm

Very solid looking carp CC!
Boolarra- otherwise known as Australia's 'Cyprinus holy land'.

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Cornacarpio » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:49 pm

Headed down to the creek tonight in nearly ideal conditions for fishing. As usual, I was made to work for my Carp. The first spot I tried yielded zero Carp – not even a bite. The second spot looked a bit more promising – I was getting bites with regular monotony, but failed to land a single one even had a large-ish specimen bust me off, which left me in a bad mood. One passer-by claimed that ‘nothing alive comes out of that creek’. Every time I was thinking about going home (fishless) I would get another bite until I would say to myself ‘OK, 10 more minutes’, until I finally snagged one. It was a nice little mirror (toxic avenger strain). Pretty much straight away, I caught another one – I got a little lucky this time, as I didn’t even know I had a bite, I was just checking to see if my stale bread was still OK when my rod started jerking as I was winding the line in. On the end was a nice little Carp of the common variety. After the bites started drying up, I moved about 20 yards downstream in search of some more action. After I removed my float (because I’d been missing bites all day) and started using bread unweighted, I got a bite within minutes – on the end was a nice little Carp in the 50-60cm range that gave a really good account of itself. It also marked my biggest haul of Carp from the creek this summer (3). After I had proudly taken a photo of my prized catch I got another bite. On the end of this one is even a bigger Carp in the 60cm range, which also put up a decent fight. “Cornacarpio is finally back in business with a multi-carp haul” I thought to myself - and not a moment too soon – I’m heading up to the western part of the state tomorrow in what I’m hoping will be a carp catching extravaganza!

Fishing can be a funny business – I was very close to throwing on the towel today and going home fishless – but just a little bit of perseverance, and maybe just an ounce of luck – helped me produce my best haul of the season to date, turning what would have been a very ordinary night into a very good one!

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2017/18: 18 (1517)

Despite intensive attempts by the Fisheries and Wildlife Department to eradicate the European carp during the 1960s, an exercise which involved more than 1300 farm dams, it eventually became obvious that complete eradication was an impossibility because the species had found its way into larger waters, possibly through clandestine stocking; the European carp was here to stay.

Successful Fishing in Australia (1994), by Geoff Wilson, p.67
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A nice little mirror
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Mr. Big
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The final haul

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Texas » Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:22 am

Glad you could finally use some of your artist talents
Unfortunately it's not up to TNA standards
Maybe Taylor's Lake or the Wimmera River will produce a big bag

Cheers Gra

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by Lightningx » Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:42 pm

Nice work once again cc :thumbsup:

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Re: Cornacarpio's Cumulative Carp Culling Caper

Post by benders » Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:51 pm

There will be plenty in rocklands too. Watch out though. You may land a reddy.

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