Where does the summer go? Its been a weird on this year. The Temps have been so cold all through August and very rainy..... I did get to do a few things that I wanted to do this year and a couple more.... We did get a chance to camp out at my father in laws house downstate. We set up a tent and the boys and I bunked down by 8pm and got up at about 6am...It was a cold night but a fun night. I don't know what prompted me but I wanted to go fishing this year. I already a 2 poles and some gear but I wanted to do more than just throw a hook in to the water. I spent time studying knots , bait and lures. I got a book about local fish and what the eat. I bought about 30 bucks in gear and a 25 dollar rod and reel combo. Nothing fancy. We started by the house and just had fun with it. We have been fishing just about every other day. Its been fun watching them really get in to it so much that they ask me to go when I get home from work. We have caught loads of bluegills, bull heads and yesterday the boys caught an 18" and 12" silver carp. Id say 5 and 7 pounds..... It was a nice fight on the line for them.... It's funny we have the best luck with a kids micky mouse set and my old style cane pole.... My cane pole cost me $4.50 and the kids pole was $12 .... that and some hooks, bobbers and worms = a fun day.....
Now summers over, kids are in school and I don't have my weekday fishing partners..... We only have time for Sunday after church....
PS if you want to catch carp..... use a can of corn and bread balls. Chum the water with the corn and bread crusts..... give it time ----15-20 min and they will roll in.They hit hard and they have dead eyes. Like a dolls eyes.... .. Some guys said if you add tuna juice from a can of tuna in oil in to the bread it works best..... I'll try that next week.....
