The Thrill of the Double

Today's Double ended up being one big fish and one small fish
hooked at the same time,.The carp fishing "Double" is one of
the most thrilling events in all of fishing!

It's an event in fishing that has few rivals. The Double! Two outfits are sitting on top of alarms and suddenly, without warning, both alarms are screaming as two separate carp have taken the two separate baits. What ensues is a Chinese Fire Drill.  Grab one rod, hook the fish. Stick that rod between your knees and grab the other and hook that fish. Rotate the rods from hand to knees, reeling a bit of line as the rotation of rods inches each fish closer to the shore.  Finish the job by grabbing one carp with the net, slide the other up on shore and mission accomplished..Yup, it's an adrenalin rush.
I landed my first double of the year today on this rainy and windy day. It proved to be a rather strange double as the first fish onto the shore was a brute of around 20 lbs.  The second, however, was a dink of around 4 lbs. Still, it's the start of the Double Parade for me for 2018.  Hopefully, many more will come my way this year!