Went out to catch a carp

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Took my 10 year old son to the local city stocked pond.  Decided to give the creek a free day.  And there was bad weather possible. I have had an itch to selectively fish for carp in this pond for quite a while.  I pass this pond 2-5 times a day and it is very close to the road.   In the evening, carp slurp the top of the water.   The fishing water all around St Louis region is very dingy and you really just have to have faith that there are fish in the chocolate milk that you drop your hook into.  That is another reason I wanted to fish for carp in this pond.  I know they are there.  My son really needs to go to the restroom, so I pointed to the tree close to us, but he had to sit down to do his business.   I told him to go across the way to the restrooms and come right back.  Well just before he returned, we had a fish on.  It was on my pole, but I really wanted him to bring it in.  He still wasn't back.  I brought it in, netted it and measured it.  Just about 18 inches. It unhooked itself in the net.  I released it.  Here came my boy, not even 2 minutes later.  Nothing else until we left due to the rain.  

[MOPanfisher]

Can't see it real well, but almost has a grass carp shape, more torpedo like, but could just as easily be a common.

[MoCarp]

Grass carp, english peas mixed with chopped bread works great for them

[snagged in outlet 3]

Looks like a grass to me.

 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

I have never caught a grass carp.  This was a different looking carp for me.  It was long and slender, torpedo like, as mentioned earlier.  It was caught on canned corn(no vanilla).  I thought from being told by others, grass carp could not be caught with hook in the mouth.   It did not fight as hard as I remember carp fighting either.  

[MoCarp]

They weighed some monsters in the Big Stabbing tourney BassPro holds, I have never seen a grass carp on TR or BS ever.....I was told that some of the guys may have trailed to one of the belle vista HOA lakes and shot some of the big Grassers there....its not like anyone would cheat 

didn't a few years back a guy overnighted a 10 pound bass and was busted when the DNA said it was a florida bass? 

[Johnsfolly]

Daryk - great catch. Sure looks like a grass carp to me. Too bad the rain ran you guys off before you son could get a fish himself. I know that the two of you will get back to that pond again.