RI CAGers Score in National Big 4 Tournament

Evan Aziz- 15th place-
102 lbs., 14 oz.

 CAG just completed one of their signature tournaments, the Spring Big 4.  In this event more than 50 top notch carp fishermen, all CAG members, from all over the country squared off in this three month event.  The idea was to enter their 4 biggest carp by weight and that was their total. This year produced some of the biggest catches ever entered with some of the top guys averaging over 40 lbs. a carp.

We had great representation from RI.  Two of our members, myself and Evan Aziz, scored in the top 15.  The top 15 are the prize categories in which gift certificates were awarded.

Evan came in 15th place and won a gift certificate to Bottom Feeder Baits. He landed carp weighing 26/12, 25/4, 25/2 and 24/12 for a total of 102/14.  It's amazing that Evan has been only fishing a few years but already is posting numbers like a seasoned veteran. 

I came in 8th place and won a gift certificate to Big Carp Tackle. I landed carp weighing 33, 31/4, 31/2 and 27/2 for a total of 122/8. Fortunately, I landed a carp of 31 lbs. on the last day of the tournament and that moved me from 10th to 8th place. Every year I enter this event, and every year I am shooting for a top 10 finish.

Note that all of my carp and Evan's fish were all caught in RI waters. Yes, we have some big carp here in RI!

Dave Pickering- 8th place- 122 lbs., 8 oz.

Carp Fishing Slows in the Heat

 

Carp fishing has slowed in the recent heat wave.
But, they can still be caught by targeting the 
coolest times of the day.

I just wrote a post about how striper fishing slows in the heat.  Well, the same can be applied to carp fishing. In the last week since this latest heat wave arrived the carp fishing has slowed considerably.  In addition, the best fishing has occurred in early morning and late evening, the coolest parts of the day.

Carp are naturally creatures of comfort.  On these searing hot days, they might be found in the shade of overhanging trees.  They might venture out into deeper and cooler water. I've also seen some this week hanging out under lily pads.  The pads are like beach umbrellas to carp.  So, consider all these examples when deciding where to prebait and where to toss your lines.

They are still hitting but you might have to work a little harder to catch them.  You might also need to be more clever in your approach.

May Results for RI CAG Spring Big 3 Tournament

 

Scott checks in with a hefty 26 lb., 2 oz. common.

The May results are in for our Spring Big 3 tournament.  Once again, some very good size fish were entered. The results below show the April and May results with the totals.  We have one more month, June, to go to determine the winners. Note that all these fish were caught in RI waters.

Dave- 25/14 + 33/0 = 58/14

Evan- 23/0 + 25/4 = 48/4

Tom- 23/5 + 19/9 = 42/14

Brian- 16/12 + 17/8 = 34/4

Scott- 0 + 26/2 = 26/2

Evan landed this 25 lb., 4 oz. carp for his May entry