[back from cattin, landed alot of great fish]

congrats Jake, and could that secret place be on the Red River of the North. best channel cat water there is

[SMALL KID WANTED TO FISH]

WTG , fantastic story

[CARP ON THE FLY SHOW!!!]

way cool, keep it up

[help with carp fishing]

welcome bulldog. lot of great info at the top of this section. one of the best ways to get started is with a can of sweet corn from the grocery store. put a couple of kernels on a #6 hook with just enough weight on the line to be able to cast. just a word of caution, DON'T LEAVE YOUR ROD UNATTENDED or you'll loose it. good luck

[Newbie Questions]

Zag, try experimenting with a 4-6" hook length. sometimes a shorter hook length will make a difference

[Offshore Headboat Trip]

Buster

Please show respect to your catch by holding them in a better manner....Surely you know you should never be in the standing position when taking trophy shots!!!

And where the hell is your unhooking mat???

Karl :D

[Newbie Questions]

Welcome zag. good answers so far. I had the same problem you describe and when I went to the bolt rig my hooks ups increased dramaticaly

[Pet carp in the wild]

I think every marina in our area has a group like that. I call em welfare carp, they don't work just hang around waiting for a hand out. come to think of it doesn't that Oz guy do that

[Damaged catch]

have seen defect like that on several different species of fish. don't know what causes it.

[A First from Oxford]

Huge congratulations and alcalades Steve . still remember the great time we had with you on Stockton Lake here in the USA. when you get over here maybe we can meet up for a session again somewhere. If you remember Harry, he hasen't done much fishing this year. he's got a new girl friend and well you know how it goes

[FINALLY, a new PB common!!]

holy crap bat man what a fish CONGRATS Scott, and have your feet touched the ground yet or are you still floatin in the clouds

[strange but true]

I'd guess that carp will swallow any edible bait, including boilies.  However, I cannot recall every deep hooking one while using a bolt rig.  Free lining or occaisionally slip rigs get a deep hook, but not a bolt rig.  Any idea on what his set up was?

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I was using a bolt rig with a 5" hook link. that's why it surprised me so much. with this set up I have never hooked one any where but in the corner of the lower lip. the hook was so deep in the throat I didn't even try to remove it.

[strange but true]

macfish here. Jim, have you been spitting on your boilies before you cast them out again? I think NOT doing that was what lost the CAGI for you.    Jonathan

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nope didn't spit on it, though I did take a whiz in Mo's pack bait bucket. seriously has anyone else ever hooked a carp this deeply before. I think it was obvious this particular fish didn't suck the bait in and blow it out, he just gulped and swollowed

[strange but true]

went carpin Sat. evening, had caught a few and then had another run. just another 8lber but when I went to unhook the fish, the boilie and the hook were almost out of sight deep in the fishes throat. 1st time I have ever seen one hooked this deep in the throat, that must have been one hungry fish

[Every Dog has his Day!]

way to go Captain, now go get a bigger one

[carp novice]

Hi angler, do some reading on this site on rigs and check out bolt rigs, I was having the same problem when I fist started. went to the bolt rig and my hook ups improved 100%

[Kirkman brothers paylaking]

the pay lake set up looks really great, wish we had some where I live

[weekend report...carp, trout, and a good friend.]

John your stories and pics are absolutely priceless.

[Carp Fishing Vacation, June 2006]

fantastic story, fantastic fish. congratulations Stan the Man

[Got my first carp!]

congrats on your first carp and welcome to the board. do a search on the forum on hair rigs and bolt rigs and your hook ups will increase dramaticaly. and welcome to the world of carp fishing, it's an absolute blast !!!!!!!

[Kellogg Lake Kids Fishing Day]

another one

[Kellogg Lake Kids Fishing Day]

here is a pic of some but didn't have time for many pics

[Mirror, mirror on the wall, caught my 1st]

congrats Mo. couldn't have done it without your net man oh and btw next time we go fishun, PLEASE don't eat beans!!

[Mid West]

glad you got to meet and fish with Jonathan. he's a great guy! I live on the opposite side of the state and have had the pleasure of fishing with him a couple of times.

[Life lesson]

lesson #101: if it can happen sooner or later it will

lesson #102: chit happens! like driving an 1 1/2 hrs to the lake and then discovering your rods are still in the garage!!!!