spinners and jigs for carp??????

[its_what_i_do]

i was running a jig along the bank this morning for smallies
when a carp took it, i was wondering if anybody ever heard of anything like that or maybe even caught one that way? maybe just luck?

i only had 6 pound test on too....crazy morning
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[Jaackrabbit]

That's the first time I've ever heard it. Anything is possible though I guess.
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[lonehunter]

Yes , cought a few that way myself ! On spinners it was more of a surprise than a jig .
It seems it was always on a yellow with black spots Mepps lure , always near the bank where the reeds grow .

I had never thought of a carp being an ambush preditor but I guess a meal is a meal when your that big .

What lake you fishing ?
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[its_what_i_do]

yeah i noticed the reeds move and some dirt come up about a foot in front of me, i didn't think anything of it...quite a surprise....

i believe i had a chartreuse skirt with an orange head it might have been a green head i cant remember, I'm still in shock lol

i was fishing Wilcox in Plymouth but i usually fish the Huron river through Ann Arbor
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[lonehunter]

I've fished the Huron from Lake Erie up as far as Belleville , mostley for steelhead . The Huron is a fishery unto itself , hog bass in some areas , big slab crappie in others , channel cats and gars lurking in the backwaters , every fish you could imagine can be found in one section or another .
The lower streches of the Huron have some great places to bowhunt carp , that's a thrill .
I had one carp that was sitting in the reeds as I waded by ,it scare the crap out of me , 40 pounds best guess , dropped my bow I was so startled . It kicked up one heck of a wake and hit my leg , I thought a snapper had gotten me for a split second .
I have targeted carp on a few fishing trips , just for the fun of feeling all that power they have !
How long did you have yours on ? My longest battle was a half hour and it stripped the guts out of my reel .
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