Carp, a beginner’s guide

[junkman]

With the experience I have had catching grass carp, I would hate to tangle with one on a fly rod. Want to know the truth, I have never landed one. The ones I hooked into when young went probably 40 or 50 lbs. But boy were they fun to try and land.

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On 12/24/2006 at 11:58 AM, LostMyWife said:

 

I used to take people on snipe hunts thank you. Not the victim

I had a guy try to kill me over Snipe hunting. 

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[oneshot 1]

When I fished Pomme de Terre river with Night Crawlers I would catch 50/50 Catfish and Carp.

If my target is Carp I use a dough bait.

Take cup of water bring to a boil,  mix in 2 Tablespoons of Molasses,  start mixing in Corn Meal until stiff. I always mix little flour in just to make sure. 

Take mold some on #4 Treble Hook, no weight. 

Have used 12# Test but dropping down to 8. We shall see.

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[MoCarp]

 

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When I was paying to catch Carp they had a Dough Bait there that worked well. 

I messed up one time bought a 20 pound ticket and caught a 21 pound Carp.

Been using my mix for over 60 years and seems to do fine. 

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