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    Catapult

    in Beginning Carping

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    I used to use a catapult all the time.  Got sick of changing the elastics which never seemed to last. Then I went with a throwing spoon.  Best thing I ever bought and I can throw almost as far as the catapult.

    Flavors

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    Landed over 1000 carp last year and NEVER used a flavored bait.  Only natural stuff.

    Just remember guys, flavoring can turn them on and it can also turn them off.  Just can't go wrong with the natural stuff.  Just my 2 cents.

    Fisherwood.....

    The main natural baits I use are sweet corn, maize, doughballs, chick peas and tiger nuts. I use these all in an unflavored form.  I don't tend to use boilies.  My method mix is also all natural with a mix of old fashioned oatmeal, cornmeal, bread and the particle I am using on the hair. 

    Flavors

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    Landed over 1000 carp last year and NEVER used a flavored bait.  Only natural stuff.

    Just remember guys, flavoring can turn them on and it can also turn them off.  Just can't go wrong with the natural stuff.  Just my 2 cents.

    FFF 2016 - Post Written Summaries of your FFF 2016 Experience Here&#33

    in FFF 2016

    Posted

    FFF Success for RI CAG

    By Dave Pickering

    I had a plan for this year’s FFF. I would fish a river spot in the morning, fish a pond spot in the early afternoon and fish a canal spot to close out the day. I was hoping to catch a fish in all three types of locations.

    My first stop was a river spot. There was no lack of companionship and no lack of fish at my first stop. I had planned to meet friend and fellow RI CAGer Todd Richer at this popular winter spot in nearby MA in the morning. We had scouted out this location the previous week and landed a few fish. When I got there around 9 AM I also found several other RI CAGers along with Todd. They included Todd, Brandon Dee, Jake Ayotte and his girlfriend Keri Doire (who just joined CAG so she could fish the FFF!). Well, we now had what amounted to a New Year’s Day fish-in going! Todd and I set up in one area of the river while Jake’s party set up in another section around the corner from where we were.

    When I got there, Todd was complaining about how the fishing was slow and he wasn’t getting anything. The other guys had landed a couple. No sooner that he announces, “Pickering is here and the fish should start biting now,” we both had a runner at almost the same time. We landed a couple of small commons, but it was a good start to the day for us.

    With five of us there, it set up some interesting conversation, but it also set up a lot of fish being landed. In between talking and chatting about carp fishing, there were constant alarms sounding off, mostly coming from Jake’s section of the river. And, we landed overall a good number of fish, with most of them being mirrors. I lost count after 20 fish in total and after I left the crew continued to catch.

    What was really interesting was that we landed multiple doubles (see photos below). Several times we would hear two alarms sound at once. So, it set up a rare January opportunity to take photos of doubles being landed (see some of the pics below).

    I stayed in this spot till early afternoon at which time I had two commons on the bank. But, the fishing for Todd and me slowed. It was time for my second leg of the plan. I now headed to a pond spot which had also produced during the week, but I had no luck there today. I suspect the skim ice that was on the pond in the morning might have cooled the water just enough to slow the fishing.

    It was now onto my final spot, a canal area which was also producing earlier in the week in warmer weather. Unfortunately, that yielded nothing but a short run in an hour and a half. I left there at dark with no fish.

    So, my FFF ends with two fish for the day. I figure anytime I can get out on Jan. 1 and catch even one fish is a good day. It was great to get out and fish and share some bankspace with friends and fellow RI CAG members. I congratulate Jake, Keri and Brandon for some terrific catches. And, my partner Todd did well also with four fish. In all, it was a great way to start the new carp fishing year.

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    A blind Christmas varp

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    I think it was born that way. There is not a hint of eyes being there as you see in some fish that might have lost their vision. I remember it being just a skull and bone with no eye socket whatsoever. It's a marvel that it has survived and is a real healthy fish. It's also quite the coincidence that we have both caught it. Strange things happen in this carp world.

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