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CATCH REPORTS
CALI
BIG
GIRL
Mr brother, Scott, m ov e d t o A m e r i c a a c o u p l e o f y e ar s
ago and started do in g so m e p i o n e e r i n g c a r p i n g o n
some of the massi ve re s e r v o i r s o u t t h e r e. Ch a s i n g t h e
unknown and just see i n g w h a t c a m e a l o n g.
He fished a few diff e r e n t p l a c e s a n d s t r u n g a f e w
captures together be f o r e s e t t l i n g o n a 3 0 0 0 - a c r e
reservoir in Califo rnia . C h o o s i n g a s p o t a n h o u r a n d a
half’s walk away and a p p l y i n g s o m e B r i ti sh t a c t i c s h e
started to do wel l.
But I don’t think even h e e x p e c t e d t o l a n d a f i s h li k e
this at an incredi ble 6 4 l b 4 o z! !! A f i s h t h a t s m a s he s
the Ca lifornia State re c o r d a n d we t h i n k t h e N o r th
American record for a r o d a n d l i n e c a u g h t c a r p . T h e r e
are reports of big ger b u t t h e y w e re s h o t w i t h a b o w
and therefore I don’t th i n k c a n b e c o m p a r e d t o t h i s.
