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[hammercarp]

I managed this 31 lb'er today.

[FISHCHRIS]

tanks for sharing hammercarp, that's a tank of a carp way to go

[Odoyle]

Christ on a bicycle. ..... That's a monster !!!! Good on you sir !! Keep up the good work and tanks for showin

[ChaseChrome]

Beautiful fish Hammer-man!!

cc

[CJR]

Nice tank!

[FishingNoob]

Wow! That fish is HUGE! Well done.

[Brian]

Nice looking Carp...
Well done...

[Sebastian]

That fish is huge!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!

[getin]

Holy CARP! Do they fight as good in cold water?

[hammercarp]

Holy CARP! Do they fight as good in cold water?

They do slow down as the water gets colder. This one did not fight very hard but that created a challenge try to net it. It still had plenty of energy left and would power away every time I got it close to the net. A fellow carper came over and gave me a hand with the net.
My personal experience is that male carp weighing just below 20 lbs caught around the time that they spawn can really give you a go. Also when you have nice deep water at around 20 to 25 deg. C , with a good O2 level you will find that carp fight very hard and do not want to quit.

[NiagaraSteel]

Great fish!
Great job and what a tank!