(MO) MOCarper Report post Posted December 8, 2019 Hit the creek today, tryin to prep for the FFF, and had these two, a great golden 16-8 and a darker 10-0 and lost another. Very soft bites and slow fight but beautifully fat fish!!..........good fishin all!- go to the creeks- the fish are always there!! MO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nanook Report post Posted December 9, 2019 Went to the mouth of a creek and the Meramec River for five hours, blanked. Put a gallon of boiled seed mixture soaked in RH chili hemp oil and spimbed a quart or two of fresh boiled maize, wasn’t lazy on the baiting campaign. Had a few taps on the oatmeal-creamed corn-pineapple method, but alas no fish to show for again😩 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nanook Report post Posted December 9, 2019 Had 3 kernels of pineapple maize on one hair rig and an orange tutti fruiti Tiger nut with pink pop op tutti fruiti maize. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nanook Report post Posted December 9, 2019 Nice fish, MO! I swear it’s been 7 or 8 outings without a carp now. I must not be holding my mouth right as my grandma always said 🤣 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(MO) MOCarper Report post Posted December 9, 2019 In my experience in creeks, the bite is very slow, very subtle in the winter. I switch from my 3oz method leads heavily packed on 9ft rods to using very little pack bait (I use the 15-30g NGT method leads and only cover the ribs), ultralight rods (5-6' Pfleuger trions), 8lb line and fish the holes that are several feet (5-10') holes. I use a pod or bank sticks but no bite alarms-very seldom do I get runs or bites strong enough to trip the alarms. The fish are very slow and I think that though they eat, they mouth the bait more slowly simply due to the cold/slow metabolism. You have to constantly watch the line and pick up when there's a slow short pull................again, just my experience, but I'm pretty consistent. if the water's high or murky, I catch very few................good luck- patience and perseverance win out!- Its not like they crawl out of the water in winter-they are there! MO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nanook Report post Posted December 9, 2019 Sage advice, thanks! The spot I fished I was lucky to get out! I’ll break out my smaller rods/reels☺️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoCalCarper Report post Posted December 10, 2019 great job i need to catch a bite soon lol just fished this past weekend after not fishing for over 4 months, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
