So despite a late start I managed 9 carp today and dropped the 10th - naturally the 10th was the biggest.... well actually it
was and I stalked it for twenty minutes before I got him to take. Had me into the backing and the shite made one really big run into the weeds before falling off - would have gone 9 maybe 10lbs. Hell of a lot of fun on the new Mackenzie FX1 9' #6wt
I suspect these were the first Carp to be ever caught on a Mackenzie DTX rod, and certainly the first on any of the single handers
Few pics:
same fish:
another.....
this was a stunning fish....
and finally:
Happy
You bet
Those who underestimate Carp do so at their peril.... hard fighting fish and powerful.
Super powerful in fact, these fish (all around the 5lb+ mark) put the new Mackenzie FX1 9' #6wt through it's paces and it coped really well - gentle but powerful rod at the same time.
Great way to spend a few hours
It also represented the retirement session of my Barrio 'Point & Shoot' prototype (the line that became the SLX) which over the past seven years has seen me through my SGAIC assessment and more trout, Salmon, Sea Trout and Carp than you could shake a rod at
An honourable way to retire the line that has served me so well
H
