First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done

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First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 26, 2023 18:42:47 GMT 10 Fish-Hunter and Mauricio like this

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Post by fisho999 on Jan 26, 2023 18:42:47 GMT 10

Hey all,
went down to the channel today for an hour, didn’t expect much but it beats sitting at home. Decided to bring 2 rods, the Alvey orbiter spin rod and the Alvey orbiter bait cast rod.

I put the bait rod in( bait was corn kernels ) and started casting diving lures from the bank. A while passes and I look over to see my bait rod bent double and line screaming of my reel!

I run over to it and manage to land a nice sized carp. It was 60 cm and 3 kilo. I dispatched it and threw it back into the water.

great first fish for 2023, and first fish on an Alvey.
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Mauricio Mauricio Posts: 1,877	First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 26, 2023 20:28:58 GMT 10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mauricio on Jan 26, 2023 20:28:58 GMT 10 Nice catch! You don't like eating carps?

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First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 26, 2023 21:18:17 GMT 10 Mauricio likes this

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Post by fisho999 on Jan 26, 2023 21:18:17 GMT 10

Jan 26, 2023 20:28:58 GMT 10 Mauricio said:

Nice catch! You don't like eating carps?

haha thanks, no i dont think i would ever eat a carp. over here in Australia they are a pest fish and it is illegal to not kill them.

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First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 26, 2023 23:27:14 GMT 10 Fish-Hunter and fisho999 like this

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Post by Mauricio on Jan 26, 2023 23:27:14 GMT 10

Jan 26, 2023 21:18:17 GMT 10 fisho999 said:

Jan 26, 2023 20:28:58 GMT 10 Mauricio said:

Nice catch! You don't like eating carps?

haha thanks, no i dont think i would ever eat a carp. over here in Australia they are a pest fish and it is illegal to not kill them.

In Europe eating carpas (carps) are common. They do exist here in Brazil too, I already caught a lot of them when lake fishing. Really, isn't the best fish meat, but when well prepared it fall good. I'd eat then when young.

Here, one my wife caught.

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Fish-Hunter Fish-Hunter Posts: 1,795	First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 27, 2023 7:55:29 GMT 10 fisho999 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fish-Hunter on Jan 27, 2023 7:55:29 GMT 10 Nice catch fisho, even though Carp are a rodent fish species, they are good to catch & fight well am told 'well done'

fisho999 Senior Member Posts: 135	First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 27, 2023 9:07:05 GMT 10 Fish-Hunter likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fisho999 on Jan 27, 2023 9:07:05 GMT 10 thanks, FH, carp fight very hard. luckily the orbiter has a lot of drag pressure so I could bring it in. it took out around 30 metres of line before I even got to my rod.

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First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 27, 2023 11:21:54 GMT 10 fisho999 likes this

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Post by Fish-Hunter on Jan 27, 2023 11:21:54 GMT 10

Jan 27, 2023 9:07:05 GMT 10 fisho999 said:

thanks, FH, carp fight very hard. luckily the orbiter has a lot of drag pressure so I could bring it in. it took out around 30 metres of line before I even got to my rod.

30m of line out, that's a good run. Nice to see your catching some fish, also seems you Alvey fishing kit is doing a nice job.

fisho999 Senior Member Posts: 135	First fish of 2023, Alvey getting it done Jan 27, 2023 20:37:30 GMT 10 Fish-Hunter and Mauricio like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fisho999 on Jan 27, 2023 20:37:30 GMT 10 yes, I also bought another Alvy surf rod to replace a broken shimano. i will be writing a report/ review on it soon.