Well, you have been paying my SS for several years-Thank you.
BTY-I paid into SS for 42 years until I retired.
Thank you for your service-I served in the US Army myself many years ago;
and yes, I will continue to enjoy my “carp” fishing.
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Yammy 150
nice report & pix sternline
sorry about the fish handling police
looked nice out there
“I am not involved in this thread, only helping Fred understand who he is dealing with.”
That escalated quickly…
i sorta stirred the pot with the whole jersey thing huh??? 
Seems to be the case SW.
Got to hand it to Fishing Duo-he doesn’t back down in an argument!
That will serve him well in life and the service in both of which
I can only wish him all success and happiness.
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Yammy 150
Yes,PPod, it was a beautiful day.
That beach we go to is so lovely and unspoiled none of us much
care whether we catch fish or not; at our ages our “daymaker” is just being able to be there for one more Fall fishing season.
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Yammy 150
I havent been surf fishing but for maybe 12 yrs, they were hard years, nothing easy about it, lugging gear, casting poles dozens of times a trip , reeling them in, baiting, rigging, catching bait in a cast net, standing for 4-8 hrs at a time, fighting off mosquitoes, sometimes scorching triple digit temperatures, sometimes freezing nuts off, sometimes walking a mile just to get too a spot carrying heavy loads through thick sand,scouting, prepping, cleaning it up, its tuff stuff, not easy , and catching them is not that easy either, with that being said Im pissed off didnt realize I was carp fishing the whole time, should have just gone to Yamamotos and grabbed one out of the Koi pond, crap!
NICE RED FISHWith the exception of freezing one’s nuts off; that describes where we go SC Red fishing to a “T”.
Well said,rbr.
After these postings, I must be careful not have a senior moment and ask my buddies to go carp fishing.
That will cement their existing suspicions that I have totally lost it.
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Yammy 150
Nice fish.
As for factual evidence though Kevin, I am pretty skeptical not of your articles specifically but many done on marine life to begin with. While I’m no red fish expert and do be very careful with them that stems from taking care of sharks. Why I don’t have a whole lot of faith is due to the numerous “experts” “scientists” and “PhDs” who quote on shark material. We were told by several of these “experts” that we couldn’t catch a tiger shark from land here in SC, they were only in blue water. We also assume everything so fragile and yet have tigers being re caught that survived finning, and makos with billfish bills through them with barnacles showing its been there a while. Humans survive a lot more than anyone can imagine possible, and not every expert on something knows everything.
That being said, while not sure whether holding the fish is harmful that way - I know for everyone’s sake it will avoid criticism and potential injury all around by not holding them or any fish in that manner.
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Also don’t get me started on the ridiculous theories and explanations yet lack of acknowledgement of turtle season when the kids lost there arms in NC
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Sternline, I may have fished there before, do you go by boat, the tire tracks look familiar?
Yes, rbr, I bet you have.
I did go by boat; it’s the only way you can get there.
You know who made the tire tracks.
I don’t want to get too specific here-PM me for details.
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“acknowledgement of turtle season when the kids lost there arms in NC”
SLW_Please elaborate?
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No need to discuss further, thank you, good luck and go get you some more carp the season will be over before we know it.
They being quoted experts and scientists on sharks or other fish for that matter during the oak island media frenzy earlier this year. The go to solution was to blame fishermen and bull sharks.
Just case in point not all everything on the Internet has the necessary research to make the conclusions made.
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Here is a section from an artical I just read from 2007. I am no tree hungin’, save the poor abused natural resorces kind of guy by no means. But I do no for a fact that these 40"-50" Drum can be, in some cases, older than the folks landing them.
" When handling redfish, a good place to get a grip is right in their down-turned mouth. This is a rough spot that will scratch and cut the skin on fingertips, so it’s smart to wear a glove. Most of the time, I simply remove my pocket bandana or grab a nearby towel and use that as a layer of protection. Another fine place to get a grip is the other end of the fish, where a hand can wrap around right in front of the tail. When handling a large fish, these two grips may not offer enough support, so move the hand from the tail up and under the body of the fish to flatten him into a more natural position.
Under no circumstance is it acceptable to places fingers or anything else into the gills. Gills simply cannot hold up to rough treatment or puncture. A biologist told me that even the revered Boga-grip could hurt the gills on larger fish, because when being weighed and held vertically, it causes the gills to bulge outward.
Another point I hear from both guides and scientists is that redfish are capable of fighting themselves to death when confronted with a combination of warm water and light tackle. Anglers sometimes confuse “sporting” tackle with the wrong rod and reel for the job. When fishing deeper waters, plan to use a stout rod and stronger monofilament so that fish can be reeled in before succumbing to fatigue.
Catch-and-release is the future for redfishing, and that’s a good thing."
I didn’t write it, but I could have.
Caught a nice red last weekend and took extra care in holding it in my arms for a quick picture and got it right back in the water weather it damages the gills or not just don’t do it just in case it does damage them . I think it’s the long term damage is what everybody is worried about just saying
Kevin morrow
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Originally posted by FishingDuoThey don’t fight, nothing but a heavy carp, and able be caught so easily there is no real sport or effort needed.
Because that’s a sport not throwing out cut bait and waiting for a carp to eat it.
You must have never been carp fishing and should not insult a fish you know nothing about. Carp can take off on some runs that can match a lot of saltwater game fish and try tricking a carp on a fly rod and getting it in.
Have a degree in fisheries management and it is never recommended to use the gill slit for holding larger fish. Limit sand time and keep larger fish horizontal and supported from underneath.
Thinking about this has got me kind of butthurt guys…Every fish I have ever caught or that I’m ever going to catch is going to die and I can’t change that…;(
Good gosh fellas, tell the man nice fish and move on.
Congrats on the nice fish in the surf–some of my favorite memories are of surf fishing with my old man. Thanks for sharing.
Pat Condon
“Carla Dee”