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First Mirror Carp for Ben C., a W Kayak Fly Fisherman from Pennsylvania

Here is what Ben C. a W kayak fly fisherman from Pennsylvania emailed us:

“Hi all,
Second time out in my new Wavewalk kayak tonight- caught my first ever Mirror carp (large scales)! And my back still feels good! Carp pulled me around the pine run reservoir for 15 minutes - caught on wooly bugget- 6/7 wt fly rod, 2 lb tippet.

Blast”

mirror carop on top of W fishing kayak

closeup mirror carp on fishing kayak

Congratulations Ben, this is a beautiful, mighty fish.

We look forward to more pictures,

Yoav

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3 Responses to “First Mirror Carp for Ben C., a W Kayak Fly Fisherman from Pennsylvania”

  1. Fish Wiz Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at

    That’s a nice catch!
    FW

  2. Warren Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at

    looks about two feet long–Warren

  3. CarpenterJ30 Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at

    The world record for this kind of fish is 88.6 lbs. I wonder how it would feel to catch such a monster in a kayak…
    Jordan

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