[You know you're addicted to carp fishing when......]

 

When you see someone bow fishing for carp and you let all the air out of there tyres. 

[First carp!!! 30 inches 13.5 lbs! - Sudbury River, MA]

I think that's one of the funniest videos I have ever seen 

[Fishing and drinking]

I like having a picnic while I'm Carp fishing that sometimes involves nice French red & white wine with nice cheese, cold cuts of meat etc. Thats how I tempt the wife to come and join me on a sunny day. If the game warden comes up offer him a glass as well !

[2015 Yankee Challenge - Register now!]

Going back to the U.K on the 7th for a week but interested in attending

[Junior Tournament - A few pics...]

Congratulations on a great event, well done to all

[2015 So Far!]

Very nice fish......lot better than I have achieved this year so far

[NEW VENUE PRODUCES MICHIGAN RECORD MIRROR!]

Well done, very nice looking mirror

[Any carp fisherman on the area ?]

How did the suspended crayfish work, interested to know. Great photos....

[Freelining]

I sometimes use a fly rod which is basically free-lining in a sence.

[Help me cast 100yrds]

Basically you need at big pit reel with large spool, spool it with 20 lbs braid and a 60 lbs shock leader, a 3 3/4 Ibs test curve rod with lots of back bone will punch it out there with a 3 oz lead....it will go like a rocket. Alternatively buy a bait boat.....as carper questioned , why do you want to cast 100 yards and how will you then get the free bait offerings out that far ?

[NEW VENUE PRODUCES MICHIGAN RECORD MIRROR!]

Well done, stunning looking fish

[Grass carp on the fly]

Very cool.....what type of fly did you take it in ?

[April Carp of the Month Winner Tim Creque]

Very nice looking fish...well deserved

[New personal best]

Well done

[RI Fish-in]

I fished today in NY and saw lots of fish but none were feeding...blanked except for a sucker fish

[Carp on the fly in Korea]

Very good, thanks for sharing

[An Unusual Mirror]

I have caught mirror's like this in the U.K

[Fishing Bank Bullies - Not Cool]

time to find another place to fish.......

[CAG in the local newspaper today.]

good one Brian

[Trilene Big Game]

Mono is more abrasion resistant than braid for sure.

[Great weekend]

very nice result and well worth the pre-baiting effort for 6 days, can I ask if you was fishing a large body of water like a reservoir or a medium - small lake.

[Main Line]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-SqIsZaE6s&feature=player_embedded

Here is a you tube video that demonstrates mono - braid....

[Lots of credit card fraud recently]

Today my card company called, unusual activity on my account with someone buying a flight to Turkey

[Break Off's While Playing Fish]

Well its been over two months ago since I started this thread and fished quite a lot of sessions. The conclusion is that mono is superior to braid when fishing rocky or around fresh water mussels. My catch to land ratio has improved by 60% , one has to take into account that your not going to bank every fish.

I woiuld like to thank all of you for the imput on this subject. My advice is to re-spool your reels with the mono if anyones in any doubts.

[Carp & Dog Buddies...]

that was great ! , thanks for sharing