Range scrap lead was added to the 20 lb Lee Dripping Lead Pot a few days ago
Down to only a few egg sinkers and bank sinkers
So I spent a hour or so making 1/8 to 1 oz egg sinkers and 1/4 to 2 oz bank sinkers
2 Friends and I went out fishing for Carp this morning to use the sinkers I had cast the other day
The carp were in the marsh where I hunt and need to be removed as they destroy the marsh
We also take some of the meat to eat
I also need a bunch of the meat for raccoon bait , as I will soon be starting to do Crop Damage Trapping
So the darn Raccoon will destroy less of the corn fields
We took the boat with us ( Drove in ) and set up the rods along a area of channel , where the water goes from 8' in the channel to 1' or less in a large flat
Carp move into the flat to spawn and feed
Tearing up the plants , what the marsh members didn't want
Nothing fancy , just several different jello flavored carp baits and worms
Strawberry was the winning flavor today
6 - 7' light to med weight spinning rods
8 lb leaders and 15 lb braid ,the Braid lets us make long casts
Oh also my friends had a good amount of beer to drink as needed ( If the fish were not biting )
Not great fishing after 10 AM , but we fished till 3 PM
But about 11 AM we had to use the boat to chase down a 40 lb female carp that headed into the cattails after it was hooked
I used my bow with a carp hunting line holder to anchor that carp , or we might have spent a long while getting it in
We ended up with 94 carp for the 3 of us , we stopped when the 250 gallon water trough was full
I kept about 20 lb of meat to eat .... all 3 of us kept about the same amount
50 lb or so of of raccoon and turtle bait
The rest of the carp was ran through the wood chipper
That is used in the garden to make stuff really grow
Just have to fence off the garden , or the raccoon , possum and skunks will trash the garden eating the ground fish
I did think about getting the AK 47 out and doing a different kind of carp hunting LOL
But didn't
John