This was a long time ago back in 1970. I was just 15 years old then just a young boy. Watching all things around the girls and me you know as young boys do. But I was a carp fisherman and had been sents I was 11 years old. I had couth a lot of carp I tell you that I had and big ones to.
Well see about the girls this was Rainbow Lakes and Bob had put a swimming pool there. It had a lot of girls around it and the carp lakes I tell you that it did. So for me it was the better of two worlds you know what I mean. I mat my first wife on this lake.
I got up in the morning and said that I was going carp’n to my mother. I look in the cabinet to see what was in it that I could use to make a bite with. I found Italian Seasoning, Oregano, Garlic Powder, Basil and a few others. I’m going to use grits and cornmeal for the base. I remember thinking when I was done with it how that it smell. How that a fish would not bite it at all, I was thinking to myself.
I got down there early the sun was just coming up. There was a bush along the bank were that I was fishing at. I set up to were that it was about 10 yards out from me. I put all three reels at that bush I did. I baited them reels every 15 min. till I started to see tails and backs coming out of the water and feeding bubbles all over in the neck. See I put corn and bread all out in the neck to bait it up real well.
I got a few small ones right off the bat. Then I got a couple of teens even got the 16lb jar. Then I got a 21lber and that was it another jar. A couple of hours later I got one over 24 lbs just missing a jar with it. Now you all can believe this are not it does not matter to me. For I know what happen for it happen to me. My end reel stood up and started peeling line off like crazy. I jerk and set the hook on the fish and the rod could not take any more. I had to losing the drag up on the reel. For fear that the rod would break. I got the fish up and close to the back. So, that I could try and net him but it would not go into the net. The fish was as long as my leg and bigger round then my leg. I believe that it had to be in the 30’s if not a 40.
Not bad for bait that thinking to yourself that the fish would not bite is it. I like to make more bait like this but never did over the years. Hope who ever reads it enjoys it for I know I did when that it happen years back.
Paul Daniel Collins Just Carp’N Saturday, April 17, 2010
