[swervin]

Had some good luck this weekend. Caught a Channel Catfish on a double leader line 2oz weight with shrimp. Then I saw someone next to me catch a giant Carp with corn on tiny hooks, so I decided to give it a shot and BAM, got my own carp!

 

[Joetrain]

Nothing wrong with those catches. Some people look down on carp and despise them. Not me. They aren’t always easy to catch and they are good fighters too.

~JOE~

 

[swervin]

You're right they fight hard, I am hooked! I've caught plenty of catfish in my days but never carp. I think it's time to switch up and target some carp. I looked up that most people use hair rig hooks with packbait and some corn chum. I was using a double leader line bottom rig but most are using single line with egg weight. I'll experiment with both.

 

[Joetrain]

In Europe the carp is considered a game fish. There are tournaments held and the enthusiasm there is similar to bass fishing that we have here.

I am a Chicago transplant here. 3 years now. We had excellent carp fishing in the Chicago river. I had days that my catches would be 10-15 carp with weights ranging from 3-20+ lbs. My largest was 26 lbs. That was a tussle.

~JOE~

 

[swervin]

Joe, I just found out how serious they were in the UK. I posted the same photo above in a UK group and immediately got roasted the next 15 comments about why I'm not using a mat under the fish to keep it from getting dirty, and was also called a numpty... sheesh...

 

[BillinDurham]

Then there’s the whole flyfishing for carp thing. I’ve done a bit of that on Falls where there’s a ton of them.


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[Missed Again]

Your bait, depth and water temperature was…….??

 

[swervin]

There's a bunch of them at Falls lake?? Where is the best spot?

Then there’s the whole flyfishing for carp thing. I’ve done a bit of that on Falls where there’s a ton of them.

 

[swervin]

Corn, not deep at all, maybe 3ft, this past weekend it was around 50 to 60 degrees.

Your bait, depth and water temperature was…….??

 

[swervin]

Caught a couple more smaller ones.

 

[Missed Again]

Good Going!

 

[BillinDurham]

There's a bunch of them at Falls lake?? Where is the best spot?

Anywhere above the Cheek Road bridge but especially above I-85 causeway. The Hickory Hill boat ramp is an ideal access point. A canoe or kayak is killer but the shore works as well.

It’s funny how many catfishers fish right past them.

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[swervin]

Still landing them in the winter, about 40°F today.