help me catch a carp.

[tautog]

Chum as others said, also try to find less heavily pressured fish. Carp are a very smart fish and become wary of baits once they have been caught.

[mad_skillz]

i went carp fishing today with corn.i got many strikes but no fish.it almost seemed like they where suckin it in and just spitting it.and then they would take my bait.i was just using a regular size 4 hook and a weight about a foot and a half above the hook.is there special hooks i need or am i doing something wrong?when i had the fish i always had slack in the line.am i supposed to keep it tight for when they take it.

[bolt]

my neva fail carp method...tried and true in oakland lake and crocheron pond....bayside areas..
take trebel hook and steal some white bread from your moms kitchen...squeeze the bread around the hoook to make a castable bread chunk...flip this out and watch it float...as time progressed it will begin to fal apart and create a chum slick....finally the fish will find it and you can actually watch the carp take it and if you open your bail and let it swim you can set trhe hoook when you are sure it has it in its hookable area....
please use a smak hook as carp are not good to eat and if you cant remove the hook leave it and release...do not i repeat do not kill the fish...
i will send you a coupon for a can of bumblee if you need a meal thqt bad..
corn is for suckas and where the big fish are you will loose everything on the dead trees that are in that water...
I hope this helps...

[jmurr711]

Originally Posted by mad_skillz

i went carp fishing today with corn.i got many strikes but no fish.it almost seemed like they where suckin it in and just spitting it.and then they would take my bait.i was just using a regular size 4 hook and a weight about a foot and a half above the hook.is there special hooks i need or am i doing something wrong?when i had the fish i always had slack in the line.am i supposed to keep it tight for when they take it.

try a size 8 or even 10 hook they can feel bigger hooks and use no weight if possible

[tautog]

No weight or a slip sinker, any directly tied sinker will not work. Only stupid fish like striped bass will run away with a bait on a 4oz sinker.