Catching carp at Hughes Lake

Note that this fish is missing scales due to the violence that occurs during spawning.

 

Carp on an old Browning 5/6 4 piece 8 foot rod Backpacker

I wanted to test the Peerless Bam semi-automatic fly reel.  The day was HOT!  Temperatures

were in the nineties.  

I used my very first fly rod.  A Browning Backpacker four-piece, 8', 5/6 graphite rod.

Numerous species of fish have been taken with this rod.  It is a plan fly rod.  No bells or whistles

just a fishing rod that allows me to catch fish.

The rod still takes fish.  But the reel has no real drag strong enough to slow down carp.

I was taken well into my backing before I could control the carp; which is a scary feeling, even for me!

 

Browning Backpacker Fly rod

This is a 5/6 ,4 piece, 8 foot fly rod which I've owned for years.  Reliable is the word which

comes to mind.