Redemption
My friends Alex and Mark were the creators of Laughing Bass– an internet fishing show. The show and the Laughing Bass site have long since been abandoned, although some videos still exist on YouTube.
Alex and Mark came to Big D to film a carp episode for Laughing Bass in late July 2005, which spawned the following two pictures that have been on various versions of this site since.
“Butterhands” Mark dropped his first carp before we could get a snapshot. The whole thing was on video, of course, but we failed to get what could have been his proud portrait to hang over his bed… or something.
Now Alex’s fish, on the other hand, was very easy going when it came to the photoshoot. In fact, his fish was the first carp I’d ever seen that didn’t fight. It was actually quite pathetic. On the video you could hear me say something along the lines of “any minute now…” In fact, I was sure that when I took a swipe at it with the net that the fish would explode. Maybe even break the tippet. But it was not to be. Alex’s first carp would not fight. Not one bit.
So when Alex told me he’d be back in Big D in late June 2008 and needed a fishing fix, I thought I’d try to fix him up with a real carp- a normal carp. I don’t remember what this fish weighed, but, the rod was bent double for quite a while and I distinctly remember the surprised look on his face.
Sorry your first carp was such a wet rag, Alex.