Carping in middlesex 7-15

[BottomBouncer13]

Today fished a new lake that I heard may have a few carp. I had limited time to fish between storms but I made the most of it. Pulled up to a Yoohoo colored pond with no evidence of life what so ever. Despite my now ominous feelings I figured that I would give it a shot anyway. I started by chumming the area with creamed corn and then got my gear from the car. I put corn on both rods one natural flavored and one with a little vanilla extract. I used pack bait on the weights and cast both into my cream corn slick. I was greeted to bites fast and furious. I missed my first two run offs and caught a small bullhead. I was getting pretty discouraged but stayed with it. Finally after a few more bullheads I got one that stuck. It nearly spooled me and put on a great fight. I was solo and didn't wanna damage the fish so i snapped a few in water pics and unhooked it while it was still in the water. They stink but I was on a hill and the pics don't do the fish justice. The egg sinker in the pic is 2 ounces for reference. Feels good to finally starting to get the hang of this carping stuff.