APhoto Of The Day — 4/21/09

Dalton Lucas, 9, from Goodview, Va, has a large carp splash its way out of his hands after he tried getting it out of the water at Bridgewater Plaza Marina at Smith Mountain Lake in Roanoke, Va., last week. “I can usually get them out of the water, but that was a big one,” Dalton said. Dalton’s father, Ricky Lucas said that one of Dalton’s favorite things to do is coming to the marina and trying to grab fish out of the water. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Kyle Green)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. A dream by Gov Butch Otter when he was a boy practicing a choke hold on a Carp … only to wake up with his hands around the throat of Bob Nonini. Said the Gov … ”why did I wake up? — Talkjoc.
• 2. Dalton Lucas, 9, catches yet another possible culprit in the loss of his favorite lure last season. The avid angler has stated he will catch every fish in the lake and interrogate them with his new found air boarding technique until he finds the mastermind of the lure theft — Northerner.
• 3. Roanoke, VA. is one of the few remaining places where it’s still legal to use your kids as bait — CindyH.
• HM: RedMan