I've refered to this several times in other topics, but now I will explain it more in depth.  In late July, I went to visit family down in Alabama.  They (at the time) lived on Edgewater Lake, a lake known to be good for catfish and filled with lunker carp.  A few hours after I arrived I made my first cast with my Diawa spinning combo with 8 lb. line.  For bait, I was using bread molded into the shape of a ball (dough ball).  I had forgotten my baitcaster at home (with 12 lb. line), so I wasn't expecting to land anything big.  After a minute or two I got my first bite.  I set the hook, but the fish got off.  This happened about three of four more times before I decided to switch tactics.  I decided to use less bread, so that my hooksets would be more affective, and started chumming with whole slices of bread.  After I through the pieces of bread into the water, the surface erupted!  I then through my baited hook into the middle of the feeding frenzy and before long, had a fish!  I pretty sure I had a catfish at first (well...I was hoping I had one), but soon I realized that it was a really nice carp.  The carp did not give up easy and the fight lasted around five minutes.  When I finally got the fish to shore, I lifted it up out of the water and unhooked it.  The massive fish was probably around 3 feet long and approximately 20+ lbs (it was dark and I didn't have a scale or measuring tape with me).  Then all of the sudden, the fish had a surge of energy and I dropped it right back into the water.  It was gone the next instant.

Geez, tons of spelling errors!

Wow, NAFC really wanted to hear my story!

only one spelling error, kiddo. but you got threw and through mixed up. reelly good story

Fishing the Hoosic River in Buskirk, NY i've had many a carp experience. Saw one under a large garbage bag floating downriver where his back, tail and head was visible (in other words he was bigger than a 30 galon garbage bag), estimated him to be at least 50 lbs. This summer had one drag my pole into river so fast that i was lucky to step on pole in 3' of water as i stopped to pick up pole he snapped 8 lb. line. As a kid i used 50 black braid i'd bring them to shore but net too short they'd dash out to center river current and snap the 50#test like it was string.