Given my lack of success recently on catfish and spiny rays, I decided to fall back on stapling carp on Scootney. Wasn't bad, but the unusually deep water in my spot (standing hamstring deep) and the weed beds made things difficult. Got a few carp, lost others (the single point Muzzy arrows are starting to annoy me - too many shakeoffs when I get the fish up to the bank - need to try the double point and see if it holds better). Found another inlet on Scootney just boiling with carp - that lake needs a rehab soon (at least in some of the shallow inlets where the carp collect).

Did throw in catfish rig on the bottom, but I wasn't very persistent or motivated, and quickly gave up.

Then I managed to break off the tip of my St. Croix bluegill rod in the truck going home. #$*%&^!!

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