Got My Second Carp

[Jason R.]

These things are addictive. Hooked the biggest carp I have ever seen before this one but he decided to give my reel a workout before breaking me off on a log. Note: 3x is not adequate

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[Wayne SW/MO]

I have no doubt. Mine to date have been few and small on the long rod, but I catch a lot of them midsummer on rod and reel and they are a blast.

[Feathers and Fins]

Jason is it safe to say you have come over to the dark side? LOL.

Your next mission young Jedi is to go after them with spinning tackle spooled with 4lb test line Ultralight rod. They are an addictive fish when you find out how much fun they are.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

HOLY COW F&F, 4lb and ultralight combo? LMAO!!! you the man!. I have caught many carp on 10lb test in local ponds and some have broken 10/12 lb line with a very generous drag set. I have not broken any rods, but was worried more than a couple times.

A good bait on spincast is canned corn dipped in imitation vanilla (the cheapest you can get), do not lay you poles down unattended, DO NOT LAY YOUR POLES DOWN UNATTENDED. they will disapear.

[Feathers and Fins]

Daryk, I have a friend in Cali and the two of us loved chasing Carp from shore with Ultra-ultra light gear. Standard rod was a 7ft light and ultra light rod with a Reel capable of handling 300yrds of 4lb test line and even 2lb test lines. We landed many 30 to 50lb carp on them. Some of the fights would last over an hour but it was possible, mostly due in fact to the area was a large sandy bottom with no snags or rocks.

We made a special bait for them that no carp can pass up.

Take 1 loaf of Bread add in 2 cans of cream of corn, 1 table spoon anise, 3 cups dry dog food, 1 cup of corn starch and mix by hand slowly adding water till it becomes the consistancy of pie dough. Place it on a #4 treble hook and just lob it out from shore no weight or anything. Leave your bail open and let the fish run for a count of 10 then lightly raise the rod to set the hook.

PS this also works great on catfish for some reason Channels love it.

[Jason R.]

I've been loving targeting them on the fly rod. I don't own an ultralight... but I do own a 3wt... dang it stop with the challenges- Its like kids daring me to lick the frozen flagpole on the playground.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Some of the fights would last over an hour

That's one of the problems I have with using undersized equiptment. Much of the fun, if not most of it, is in the stalk and the hook up. A long fight generally starts to get boring when the reason for the time is that you're simply waiting for the fish to tire becaause it is in control.

To each his own I guess.

[Feathers and Fins]

Wayne if you want that Challenge I got one for you... Slowly cruise the banks looking for carp feeding on the shore. You have to stalk them just like you would deer hunting and present the bait on shore to them at an angle that the line will not touch them but you can bring the worm to them. They will hit it like a Redfish if they see it and talk about an explosion and fight. Go a little heavier on the gear because of having to get it on shore but still lite enough to cast with accuracy and distance.

Jason, I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU!

[Wayne SW/MO]

I know that F&F, and I give it a good try on occasion in upper BS, but clear water and a very wary fish is tough on an old man.

[Feathers and Fins]

I know that F&F, and I give it a good try on occasion in upper BS, but clear water and a very wary fish is tough on an old man.

There is the challenge lol.. Old is only a state of mind and back aches and wrist aches and head aches and lol.. I feel the pain.. Someone really needs to find the fountain of youth for us,