I casted on a few 5-6lbers. with no takers.... Do you have to hit them in the mouth or what?? geez!!! You talk about finicky.. Any tips on how to put a hook in one of these unmolested fish with a Fly Rod..
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I casted on a few 5-6lbers. with no takers.... Do you have to hit them in the mouth or what?? geez!!! You talk about finicky.. Any tips on how to put a hook in one of these unmolested fish with a Fly Rod..
put a few kernels of corn on the hook
either corn or squash bread on your hook and try and make it float i have had some luck that way
Good evening JD. I have used foam ear plugs to flost a tube bait. A small piece of that may make it flost . Sounds good anyway.
Carp flies do exist and carp are popular in the UK. Might try Google for them.
They are VERY skittish. I fish for carp a lot but don't fly fish for them. I'd suggest checking out some other boards.
The Carp Anglers Group site has a fly fishing board here:
http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/foru...p?showforum=26
FAOL www.flyanglersonline.com has a "Warmwater" board, and carp discussions come up frequently. Flyfisherman.com also has a carp sub-board.
Finally, here's a two-part article on it. The author (Ian Colin James) is a fly guide who targets carp a lot. He also has a website.
http://www.flyfishersrepublic.com/ta...rp-on-the-fly/
Why didn't I think of corn? Does it stay on the hook while making the longer casts??
I like the look of those carp fishing forums too... Them folks are serious about a Carp...
I want to tie something on with my 8wt so bad I can taste it... Bye the way, Anyone ever notice how close a carp looks to a redfish?? All it really needs is a spot near its tail and I bet you could throw alot of experienced Redfish fisherman for a loop... I wish I had photo shop to test my theory.. :)
This is a good fly to use but only lasts for a couple fish. Lead the fish enough for the fly to sink close to the bottom.
http://warmwaterflyfisher.com/flymonth/FOTM112005.htm
My eyes popped out of my head when I opened that link.... Sister knows whats she doing... Geez Louise!!! Put some corn on that rig and hold on!!:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Badcast
Big dry flys work too in the summer, last year I caught one about 22Lbs out of a pond by accident. I was testing out some new flies. Someone told me when the cottonwoods seeds drop the carp love them. Good luck.
Randy
I think casting corn on a fly rod will be very difficult. I know you can buy artificial corn, though. You'd have better luck casting that.Quote:
Originally Posted by JusFshn
As far as those guys being serious about carp ... you have no idea! ;) I'm pretty serious about carp, but those guys are hard core. The local CAG guys are a very nice bunch of people.
Agree completely on the carp/redfish similarity. It's a mystery to me why people travel for 10lb reds and ignore the 20lb carp in their backyards.
I've caught them on stonefly nymph patterns and CDC imitations of cottonwood seeds. I have a secret pattern also that I'm not ready to turn loose of yet... hehehe ;)
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Originally Posted by deathb4disco
Good point!
There's more "glamou" associated with redfish than carp. That's probably why.
However, I remember that as a kid, I loved fishing carp. They were big, strong and tough. I always thought they were a great fish.
Now, many saltwater fly rodders are heading for carp waters to fish for them.
I've never done it (I want to do so soon), but I understand they can be really tough.
for the advice/info :)