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  1. For details, please click on the event posted on the CAG Calendar on May 20

    This will again be held at Salacoa Creek Park, located in Gordon County in northwestern Georgia.  It is not a competition, it's a "fish for fun" event, and everyone is welcome.  You do not need to be a CAG member to attend.

    The location, just 11 miles off I-75, makes it possible for anglers from parts of several other nearby states to attend if they wish (just remember that a valid GA license is required to fish -- available online).  

    If you have any questions, PM me through this Forum or email me at  bshildn@yahoo.com   I hope to see you there.

  2. Carping in the Pot-O-Mac brings back some great memories for me.  I fished it regularly for about 3 years, before I moved to Georgia about 50 years ago.  But it looks like you were fishing FAR upriver from the sections where I fished.  We fished from the MD side, either at Snider's Landing, near Sharpsburg, MD (the Shepherdstown, WV area), or else across from Harper's Ferry.

    I caught all my lifetime PB commons there (back in the days before digital cameras and good scales).  I did release a few that were over a yard long, and that pegged my old Zebco "De-Liar" (it only went to 27 lbs). We caught all our biggest fish at Snider's by free lining cinnamon-flavored dough balls that were at least 40 mm in diameter, but caught more fish across from Harper's Ferry (we free lined dough balls there, too, but we used smaller ones there, both cinnamon and strawberry  -- those were the only two recipes we had back then, LOL).

    Anyway, I'm glad to see that you guys had a great day.  Congrats both on Dunkel's PB and on your nice mirror (I never caught one in the Potomac)!!!

  3. On 4/12/2017 at 9:48 PM, needmotime2fish said:

    ....As for me, I'm very "old school".  I've never owned a baitrunner, and have never seen a Quick Drag reel.  ...

    I guess I will soon be forming an opinion on Quick Drag reels.  B)   I now own one.  A friend recently offered me a carp rod (a MadDragon -- like my other two) -- complete with a Quick Drag reel -- as part of a trade for something I had that he wanted.

  4. Chiming in 3 years late on this one, but it sounds to me that what's important is choosing a reel that best fits your own personal fishing style, and that handles the situations that you most commonly face when fishing.

    As for me, I'm very "old school".  I've never owned a baitrunner, and have never seen a Quick Drag reel.  I buy my reels off the rack, and get a rear drag model with a decent drag, that has the largest line capacity of whatever series I choose.  I'm currently using a set of Bass Pro "Megacast" reels (no longer available) that hold about 150 yards of 12# monofilament.  I think I paid about $17-18 each for them, and they've done well by me.  I still have a set of Shimano reels of similar quality and price, that all still work fine.

    Having started carp fishing more than 50 years ago, the "new" reels with the bait runner and/or the quick drag weren't even dreamed about back then.  I learned to use the drag as a baitrunner.  Cast, then set the drag lightly enough for a running fish to take line.  When you hook a fish, hold the spool (or palm it) until you can properly readjust the drag to fight your fish.  It's a very simple technique, but maybe it works for me only because I've been doing it for so many years.

    Bottom line, my advice to every angler would be to use whatever works for you.  Don't be influenced by the opinions of other anglers.  They might not fish the same way you do, and the swims they fish might be completely different from your own.  YOU are the best judge of what you need.

  5. Yesterday, I had my best session of the year, and one of my best ever.  The icing on the cake was that I made a new friend, Chris.  I won't post his full name without his permission.  But I introduced him to carp angling.  I gave him some bait, which he promptly used to catch a nice 12-pounder on light tackle.  Chris is now an enthusiastic carper, and with his job at our Georgia DNR, will be a valuable advocate for carp angling.  Here's a copy of the email he sent me last evening.

    Hi Barry,

    Thank you for the wealth of information you shared today regarding the sport of carp fishing. Your knowledge on the habits of the carp are equally as valuable as the biological information. Feel free to contact me at any time if you need assistance or information from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. If I cannot answer your questions I can find someone who can. If there is anything I can do to for the Carp Angler's Group, or to promote the sport of carp fishing please let me know. I will send you links to the pictures and videos I collected today shortly. 

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your fishing spot is safe with me and I will not distribute your pictures or information without your consent.

    Thanks again,

    Chris

    OH, by the way, I landed 16 (or maybe 17 ?) carp.  One was definitely smaller than 10 pounds, and another was borderline.  But all the others were at least 12-13 pounds, with 3 or 4 that were upper teens, and one that weighed 22 (with the net - legitimately pushing 21).

    All in all, a great day!

  6. Yesterday, I had my best session of the year, and one of my best ever.  The icing on the cake was that I made a new friend, Chris.  I won't post his full name without his permission.  But I introduced him to carp angling.  I gave him some bait, which he promptly used to catch a nice 12-pounder on light tackle.  Chris is now an enthusiastic carper, and with his job at our Georgia DNR, will be a valuable advocate for carp angling.  Here's a copy of the email he sent me last evening.

    Hi Barry,

    Thank you for the wealth of information you shared today regarding the sport of carp fishing. Your knowledge on the habits of the carp are equally as valuable as the biological information. Feel free to contact me at any time if you need assistance or information from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. If I cannot answer your questions I can find someone who can. If there is anything I can do to for the Carp Angler's Group, or to promote the sport of carp fishing please let me know. I will send you links to the pictures and videos I collected today shortly. 

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your fishing spot is safe with me and I will not distribute your pictures or information without your consent.

    Thanks again,

    Chris

    OH, by the way, I landed 16 (or maybe 17 ?) carp.  One was definitely smaller than 10 pounds, and another was borderline.  But all the others were at least 12-13 pounds, with 3 or 4 that were upper teens, and one that weighed 22 (with the net - legitimately pushing 21).

    All in all, a great day!

  7. On 2/11/2017 at 10:07 AM, possum said:

    ....

    I use Kosher salt but wouldn't hesitate to use any non-iodized salt.

     

    I can't really compare because I've never tried using sea salt or Kosher salt -- but I do always use non-iodized.  I use it in many packbait recipes, as well as in my spod mixes and a lot of my home made boilies.   So when I see a grocery store that has their (store brand) on sale, I buy 1/2 dozen boxes and stock up.  I can usually find it for about 35-45 cents a box on sale.

  8. I don't know your area, specifically, but the Tennessee River -- at least in TN -- is famous for big carp.  If I were living in Huntsville, I'd start by looking around my home turf for any places where I could fish on the river.  Does Huntsville have any public parks on the river?  Maybe some businesses on the river would allow you to fish on their property?  Ask for permission.  The worst outcome is that they say "no".  Does Alabama have a fisheries department (maybe a dept of natural resources ?) that keeps a list of public fishing access points?  By all means, ASK AROUND.  Check with your coworkers and friends, and go to fishing tackle stores and bait shops in your area and ask the guys who work there.  You're just looking for some spots where you can fish from the bank, right?  Some guys are tight-lipped when it comes to telling a stranger about their fishing spots, but if you tell people you're interested only in catching carp, they will probably be willing to share info with you.

  9. 4 hours ago, Alex-CARPMANIAC said:

    Thank you very much for your review. carp beautiful, strong and wise fish worthy of respect, so I do not know if I can watch how it is caught and treated her to pay lakes. because of this, I aspire to the wild waters

    You've probably already seen my replies to your messages on Facebook.  Please feel free to email me if you have more questions than I might have covered.

  10. I "wimped out" again this year because of the cold, the rain and the wind.

    Instead, I fished my own 'event', the FDFDF -- "First Decent Fishing Day Folly" and went today, Jan 3rd.   B)

    After the nasty weather Sunday followed on Monday by thunderstorms and tornado warnings, today was cloudy, but warm, with temps in the low 60s.

    Tony Locke (who DID brave the elements long enough Sunday to catch a carp) and I fished at Twin Bridges Lake.  We both caught a number of small channel cats, and I managed to catch my first two commons of 2017.  I caught both on home made anise & licorice boilies.  The smaller one was a bit over 9 pounds, and the other was a nice mid-teen, weighing 15-1/2.  I'm sorry I didn't make it out there on Sunday, but I'm happy to have several carp this early, anyway.

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  11. Your name:    Barry Shildneck
    Your CAG forum name:     needmotime2fish
    Your state or province of residence:     Georgia
    The state or province of your FFF 2017 fishing venue, if it differs from your residence:     Georgia (probably)
    Junior (17 or under as of 1/1/17)
        Only if you reverse the digits    (17 vs 71)     :D

    I have no specific plans yet, but I HOPE to get out there on Jan. 1    If I make it, I will definitely be fishing in the South.

  12. Willem (& Brian) --

    As info...

    I checked a couple of Brian's links, and they appear to be broken.  Might it be possible that they are still pointing to the OLD URLs (before the upgrade)?

    Admittedly, I only looked at two of them (rice pack bait & blowback rig), but both links returned a "not found".   Maybe some of the others could be working (???).

  13. I just learned that Jerry "Red" McDonald, the owner of "Red's Lake" near Covington, GA, passed away in early October.

    Red was a bit of a character, and his direct personality probably turned off some people.  But I never had any problems with him, myself.  In fact, even though I never fished his tournaments, and only visited his place 3 or 4 times a year, Red always tried to help me by suggesting a "hot" spot, or a currently hot bait flavor.  Once or twice he even gave me a bucket of his own pack bait to try.  One of the last times I was there, he invited me into his house for a cup of coffee and a nice chat before I got started. He always left the impression that he genuinely liked to see people succeed when they fished his lake.

    R.I.P.

    I understand that the lake has now re-opened on a limited schedule.  However, if/when I do go back, I will definitely miss seeing and talking with "Red".    

    For anyone interested, here's the link to the Facebook page for the lake.    https://www.facebook.com/redscarplake/ 

  14. James,

    1)  PM sent

    2) Yes, Old Fashioned oats will break easily, but "quick" oats remains packed tightly.  Definitely use OF oats in your pack bait and/or chum.  Conversely, I make my own boilies, and use "quick" oats in my base mix because it holds together well.

    3) I've successfully used Fruit Loops on my hook as a pickup, fishing a modified Paylake Rig.  With a short shank wire hook (#6 to #1), slide 3 or 4 Fruit Loops over the hook (and up the line if necessary), and put a 1/8" square piece of styrofoam on the barb of the hook to keep them from floating off.  A similar UNweighted rig might work for fishing topwater for the grass carp -- especially if the fish are downwind from you and feeding on the surface.

  15. I also recently found a 5 lb bag of "beet powder" (dried & powdered beets, mixed with powdered grain) in the Walmart sporting goods section for under $10.  It's sold as a deer attractant, but can be added to pack bait to attract carp.  I haven't tried it yet, but since beets are a fairly good source of betaine, it should be ok.

  16. On 10/30/2016 at 7:23 PM, dust said:

    Never heard of the place, but there is a few in Louisville, and one in Nicholasville and Richmond I will try to check out.

    Ollie's Outlets is a fairly new chain, apparently out of Harrisburg, PA.  It's a bit similar to Big Lots, but (IMO) with less junk and more useful stuff.  Like all those types of stores, the merchandise varies from store to store and from one week to the next.  But they usually have a decent supply of vanilla, anise, and spices.  It's usually a good place to stock up on (unhealthy) snacks for your bank side sessions, as well.   If you're in the area, it might be worth your time to stop by and look around.

    They even have a small section of fishing tackle items.  I haven't bought much of it, but I did find some Berkley Gulp! floating corn for 50 cents.  

    Check this for store locations near you...  http://www.ollies.us/locations/   

    There are two of them within a 20 minute drive from my house.   One of those recently added some "Catfish Combos" that sell for $29.95.  I've been thinking about buying one to use as a spod rod -- 10 feet long, 2 pieces, with an action almost like a pool cue (MUCH stiffer than my heaviest 12' carp rod -- it's probably at least a 4 TC)

     

  17. You are correct -- you can find most anything at Tractor Supply, but usually only in 40 or 50 pound bags.  What I've listed below are just the things I buy in smaller quantities.
    Here are some common items I use in many of my carp baits, and where I usually buy them.

    1. Canned corn (both whole kernel and cream style) -- Aldi's   49 cents a can
    2. Oatmeal (both Old Fashioned and Quick) -- Aldi's   $2.39  for the large container
    3. Clear corn syrup -- Aldi's   $2.89 for 32 oz bottle,  $1.49 for 16 oz bottle
    4. Birdseed (can sometimes be used as substitute for millet) -- Walmart (parakeet/finch food)  about $4.50 for a 5 lbs bag.

    5. Instant Rice -- Walmart  $6.00 for 72 oz box of Minute Rice, $2.43 for 28 oz box of Great Value brand
    6. Instant Grits (Quaker) -- Ingle's    $4.79 for 36 oz box  (an 18 oz box costs almost $4, and the 12 oz boxes of 12 individual packets are about $2, almost anywhere)
    7. Arrowhead Mills Corn Puffs --  Ingle's   $1.99 per bag (one bag will last a long time)
    8. Quick grits -- I buy these wherever I find them at the lowest price.
    9. Miscellaneous flavors -- Ollie's Bargain Outlet   99 cent vanilla and Anise flavors; assorted Jelly Belly Snow Cone flavors for about $1.29

    Walmart is also a good place to buy (store brand) Jello, and Ollie's usually has spices (cinnamon, cayenne, chili powder) at a good price. It's always a good idea to watch for other specials at these and at other grocery stores.  

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