On Thursday, we hooked up with our first fish on the new pedal boat! We put the boat in at the Willow Creek ramp on Lake Natoma, paddled out of the small cove and went across the lake to the river rock piles. We were fishing the points hoping to find some bass or panfish. Kimberly threw out a yellow crappie jig and was smacked the moment it hit the water. The little jig was eaten by an 18 inch carp that gave a terrific fight. She was using her ultra light pole equipped with 4 pound test.
Believe it or not there is a fish along with the picture of the finger. We are going to purchase an inexpensive digital camera as the iphone isn't the best camera on a boat.
I was looking on Craig's List and found a trolling motor for cheap. It is an older Minn Kota Turbo 40, five speeds forward and three in reverse. It has 27lbs. of thrust and pushes the boat fast and quiet. I made a make-shift motor mount. I will do something else more permanent soon. I am using a portable jump starter as my battery at the moment but plan on finding a marine battery.
Until next time...
Sure it was an awsome fight, carp is pretty tough fish when feels the hook.
ReplyDeleteWay to go guys. As Andoni says, carp are awesome fighters.
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