A "Common" Theme

Wild Bill and his friend Joe were back at it for another season with Legends Outdoors.  These avid anglers and hunters have been on many an adventure each year with us and this time they brought along Brendan who is Joe’s grandson.  The cold morning warmed up quickly as the trio of anglers traversed Lake Wallenpaupack aboard the pontoon boat.  They fired around Keitech Baits and had many conversations about their hunting exploits including the upcoming turkey season they will be participating in.  The bites were few and far in-between as this legendary lake was being stingy on this spring day.  They then got into a group of nice perch and hauled in a dozen of them to get the momentum going.  A pair of smallmouth bass also was caught as the anglers basked in the sun and breathed in the fresh air.  Numerous species of wildlife roamed the shores and flew about as the entire lake seemed alive with springtime activity from the creatures that inhabited the area.  After a few snacks and another lull in the action, Bill would hook into a big fish.  The 4# test screamed as it peeled off the spool and the thoughts of a striped bass immediately came to mind of all on board.  The battle went on and on as the power of this fish tested Bill’s stamina.  It got caught in a tree for a bit before coming loose and made some more runs pushing the knot and line strength to its limits.  Without exaggeration at about the half hour mark the fish finally showed itself revealing it was a common carp.  Hooked in the mouth as it inhaled the Keitech Bait Bill was throwing.  The fish was weighed and released after a photo and it wound up being a tick over 18 pounds.  Amazingly this would be the third carp all-time that this group landed in their days out with Legends Outdoors.  The outing would eventually come to a close and the end to another chapter in the exploits of Wild Bill and his friends adventures with Legends Outdoors.