Jump to content
Carp Anglers Group Forums

(OH) Vinsanity

Forum Guest
  • Posts

    210
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by (OH) Vinsanity

  1. Do these Amur's feed on the same baits are other carp?

    I believe mine was caught on field corn topped off with a piece of foam soaked in anise. I'm not sure what the 46 and 58 were caught on. I would imagine field corn or boiles. I believe he was chumming with field corn.

    So short answer is yes.

  2. Had a great weekend of fishing. Every time I had a run, there was a thought in the back of my head that it could be one of those big Amur's. I ended up with a few commons, couple catfish and my first Amur which I believe was around 16 pounds. It also had the "broken spine syndrome."

    Thanks to everyone who brought food for the cookout and a big thank you to Karrie for cooking it all for us.

    I'm sure I will be back up there in the future.

  3. Had a great time and enjoyed the company of all those who attended. As promised, Cowan Lake fishing can be a bit slow but more than makes up for it with the possibility of catching a large Common or even a Mirror. I got lucky this time around and pulled in a very nice fish.

    ZMilYLp.jpg
    Z60zE9y.jpg

    As Craig mentioned, I fished the campground on Sunday morning and ended up with 4 fish in about 3 hours with the biggest being a high teener. I had to contend with a lot of boat traffic due to it's location on a "corner" near the ramp. Kelly also managed her first Carp ever which gave a nice fight. She will likely have the "newbie bruise" on her thigh from playing the fish :D

    gZnvOsC.jpg
    eGijpGG.jpg
    dRbvaxD.jpg
    FWjcXHN.jpg
  4. Semi fixed / fixed is probably fine. The way you fish it may change... See below

    I was informed by an experienced carp angler on how to fish rivers with very fast currents. I have never tried it myself, but this year I will give it a shot. This may be known by others but it's a new concept to me so if I butcher the methodology, feel free to correct me.

    • First thing is pretty standard, 2oz-3oz lead. It doesn't need to be super heavy even though the current is quite swift.
    • It is also pretty standard to keep the rod tip high.
    • This is where it changes a bit. When you cast and the lead hits the bottom, allow line to be pulled off the reel so it creates a big sweeping curve down the river. At this point the fishing line will be flowing with the current, but it does not create enough drag to pull the lead.
    • The rod tip will have a bend in it when sitting on the pod. You will know when you have a fish because the rod will now straighten out because the fish has negated the tension on the line when it picks up the lead.
    • Reel in the slack and fish on!

    Hope this makes sense.

×
×
  • Create New...