Trout is a very adaptive and efficient fish. I read a book about an old trout living in a small stream remains small and a two year old trout in a healthy lake grown up to a 5 lb.
Carp however is a total opposite, carp is a very opportunistic fish. It eats everything in front of them, taking everything when they can and not worrying about the future. I have caught a 5 kg carp among a dozen of them out of a foot deep and 1 meter wide creek.
Now I wonder, did the name carp came from latin word 'carpediem'? which means 'seize the moment'.
Though European Carp scientific name is Cyprinus Carpio.
Carpe diem
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Re: Carpe diem
That's not my carp neither my cat.
here's one of the biggest carp i caught on strike pro crab out of yarra near olympic park.
here's one of the biggest carp i caught on strike pro crab out of yarra near olympic park.
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Re: Carpe diem
Just under 5kg.
I was looking for some breams and saw this big fella feeding 1 meter off the river edge. Threw the plastic and saw the carp got it in the mouth and stroke. Didn't feel the bite. Then bbbbbzzzzzttttt !
Took around 20 mins to land on the bream gear, 1-3 kg rod and 4 lb line in 2000 reel.
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Re: Carpe diem
Would have been fun thoSeb85 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 12:49 pmJust under 5kg.
I was looking for some breams and saw this big fella feeding 1 meter off the river edge. Threw the plastic and saw the carp got it in the mouth and stroke. Didn't feel the bite. Then bbbbbzzzzzttttt !
Took around 20 mins to land on the bream gear, 1-3 kg rod and 4 lb line in 2000 reel.
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Re: Carpe diem
Was certainly fun.
Got few audiences too (joggers, cyclists, rowers, people on the cruise boat) :rofl:
I remember there was someone rowing and couldn't see my line (since they row backward) and the people on the cruise boat yelling at him to avoid my line.
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Re: Carpe diem
That would have been funny to see. Nice fat fish. Well, nice for a carp that is.
