Carp Question

[justin1982]

I went out pike fishing in the P yesterday. I threw out a gold color phoebe. I hooked up with what I assumed was a pike. Turned about to be a big carp. It never got on shore after a 5 min fight, my question is did I snag this fish or did it hit the lure? From everything I know about carp fishing ( which isn't a lot) they won't hit lures, is that true?

[Skunk City]

I've snagged a bunch over the years, but I have had a few times where it clearly hit the lure. This one hit a 4" swimshad in the middle of winter. Also had them on crankbaits.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h252/QuikSilverSRT4/DSC00609-1_zpsylklz8fr.jpg (http://s66.photobucket.com/user/QuikSilverSRT4/media/DSC00609-1_zpsylklz8fr.jpg.html)

[MudCat08]

They rarely hit lures but when they're very hungry, I can't see why they wouldn't, especially if the lure resembles an invertebrate since they feed on those a lot. Maybe even small slow moving fish.

[ScowardNJ]

25 lber on a binsky a few weeks ago in GWL.
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh142/ScowardNJ/D30E0C1A-F4AA-4FE3-AFE8-6D39580B136D.jpg

[Chrisper4694]

from what i've heard they will hit lures i've even heard of guys specifically targeting them with fly fishing. I've only targeted them with corn but it looks like he tried to suck your lure in by the back! def tried to eat it, they will hit lures.

[NJ219bands]

I caught lots of carp on lures. They like small yellow jigs. I landed a 24 lber on a 1/16 oz leadhead jig with twister tail on 4 lb test line. Took a half hour to land it.

[UglyStick]

In my lake I can catch them on the fly rod with a white streamer... that said, they probably think its a piece of bread since some people here feed them regularly.

[catfishonthelake]

I got one on a Binksy last December on the Big D that clearly ate it.

[phil]

from what i've heard they will hit lures i've even heard of guys specifically targeting them with fly fishing. I've only targeted them with corn but it looks like he tried to suck your lure in by the back! def tried to eat it, they will hit lures.

I saw JonS catch one from his yak on the Passaic during pike a thon with a purple fly tied to resemble a mulberry:p carp are dumb as hell

[Chrisper4694]

Well idk about dumb. They eat fish too and mulberry. Maybe he thought it was a mulberry flavored fish!

[slider]

If you can find mulberry trees growing near the waters edge you will find tons of carp all sizes feeding on the berries as they drop off and hit the water..Trick is to keep from spooking the critters, they are so shallow their back and fins are out of the water.. Shore lines in Wallington used to have lots of mulberry trees growing on the river bank..Probably still there, only a few guys new about it then..So my guess still worth a shot, used to be many carp over 20 cruising the river..They still there...

[justin1982]

Thanks guys, good to know all this stuff!

[Sea Run Hunter]

Nice Fish Scow

[NJ219bands]

I caught a Halloween carp with a 1/32 oz leadhead jig on 2 lb test line. It took a while to land it.

[HK1490]

Where are you guys catching all those big Carp???

[Jigman13]

In the water.

[HK1490]

Thanks.

[Jigman13]

Thanks.

Lol... No prob. All ball busting aside, shoot them a private message. They'll likely be more willing to help that way rather than feeding lurkers with info they don't deserve.

[NJ219bands]

I caught 241 carp in NJ the past 6 months: 75 in the Millstone River, 74 in Carnegie Lake, 73 in Robert G. Martin Lake and 19 in the Delaware River. Heaviest was 18 lbs. Since 1999 I caught 4,063 carp in those spots with the biggest weighing 42.5 lbs.