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    hook bait question

    in Beginning Carping

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    I think they should be the same flavor but your hook bait should have a little extra something to help the carp want it.

    This is a good tip, If I use a matching flavor I add some heat or I add some sweet to my hookbaitto make it stick out, depending on the time of year and what they seem to be favoring. glycerin, capsacin, hot cinnamon/cayenne mix and recently I have started using hinders betalin with good results.

    Abrasion resistant mainline

    in Beginning Carping

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    No matter how heavy a mono you use I don't think it is going to stand up to zebras. Long leadcore leader and 65# braided mainline is what I used to start landing fish in a zebra mussel ridden swim, still occasionally lose a fish or two. Have heard good things about korda kable and kevlar leader material, might be worth looking into because leadcore can degrade quickly.

    Fake Corn

    in Beginning Carping

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    I love enterprise, it is probably the go to plastic for most carp anglers. I have been using the Korda maize in pink and white a lot this season with good results, it is much more buoyant than enterprise but doesn't seem to hold up as long(color fades, hole from baiting needle stretches out, etc.)

    Gar

    in Other Species Stories

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    Do you have any pics or info of the lures and tackle used? I have heard people mention rope lures before and it sounds like an interesting method, growing up we always jug fished for them and cooked them in the smoker but a catch and release option is appealing.

    Hook Pulls

    in Beginning Carping

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    I have been using korda hooks this year, they are incredibly sharp but I did have two bend straight while in recently while fishing the saginaw, one was due to playing the fish poorly and having my drag set way too tight but I believe the other one was a good sized fish that simply overpowered the hook.

    2013 CCC Sept. 28th and 29th Indianapolis IN

    in CCC 2013

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    Jim, I don't want to sound negative, but... The pictures look suspiciously like the White River, outside your Bait Shop.

    Last time I fished an event there (a pairs tournament), we were bang in the middle of the section between two bridges and never had a sniff of a carp all day! If I remember correctly, I was reduced to catching Bluegills in the last couple of hours, just to put any weight on the scales... I think we ended with 40 lb of Bluegills and 2nd place, due to almost no carp being caught in the entire river that day.

    I'd like to fish a CCC, and the 20th Anniversary sounds good... But please tell me that the carp fishing has improved?

    That stretch of the river can be "peggy" but overall the bite can be great, 100+ fish are regularly caught at tournaments there with some anglers occasionally coming close to catching 100 pounds total weight.

    Carping Ethics Article by Iain Sorrell

    in Carp of the Month Competition

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    Very well written article on a somewhat touchy subject, I am guilty of some of the infractions described as I know many others are, especially "guesting"(there is alot of closed off gravel pits and former paylakes in my area that tempt fellow anglers and myself into bending our moral code) chasing the accomplishments of others in order to get a quick reward is and always will be tempting, but the fish I land out of swims that I "discover" and build are so much more rewarding.

    cracked corn

    in Beginning Carping

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    I just picked up a 50# bag of whole field corn at Tractor Supply for about 11 bucks. Just need to get a pressure cooker now. My question is do you use venue water to soak and boil or does it really matter? I have always heard you should use venue water when adding water to any thing used for carping.

    I use tap water and have no problem drawing in fish, you dont need a pressure cooker, just let your corn soak for a day or so then boil it for 30 minutes, throw in salt, sugar, flavors, aminos etc. play around with it and make it your own, thats what makes carp fishing fun.

    Midwest Cag Regional, Battle Of The States

    in 2013

    Posted

    Looks like it will crest near 21 feet....that would make this flood the 20th highest water levels in the Saginaw Rivers recorded history! Sweet, hope it wipes out a bunch of those reeds :)

    And to think, it was under 11ft just last week...the lowest levels I have ever heard of for that river....Gotta love the unpredictability of this beast!

    Would you consider the river to still be fishable at those levels? I was hoping to do a session up there in a couple weeks.

    500 carp jumping, none landed.

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    were they rolling or was it spawning behavior (i.e. jumping in very shallow water, extended splashing, etc)

    If these are the behaviors you witnessed, try to intersect with fish on their way to spawning grounds, the openings of inlets, old creek channel contours found at the bottom of resevoirs and wing dams are great spots to focus on.

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