Carp Angling for beginners

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Carping for beginners

Here is a how to fish carp without any special equipment.
How to tie a hair rig.


Take about 18 inches of 12 lb test mono and tie a loop in the end of it as shown.


Insert the other end of the line through the top of the eye of the hook and pull it through. Leave about an inch of the loop end sticking out past the bend in the hook.


Now wrap the line around the shank of the hook about 8 times. Then put the line through the top of the eye again.


Wet the knot with some saliva from your mouth and then pull it tight. Don't pull it tight while you have it in you mouth. Unless you want to imitate a hooked carp.

Tie another loop at the end of the line and now you have a "Hair Rig"



A #4 baitholder hook will do . Make sure it has a turned down eye. This helps with hooking the carp.
For bait you can use canned corn, boiled feed corn, or one of the commercially prepared baits available .


Slide an egg sinker on to your line and tie on a swivel. Use as heavy a sinker as you are comfortable casting.
You are now rigged for carp.


Set up your rod on a couple of bank sticks as shown.


Here is how to make a hanger to give you a visual indication that you have a carp on.

If you do not have a baitrunner reel it is very important to loosen the drag on your reel so that the line will run out as the carp swims off. If you don't do this the carp will pull your outfit into the water. This can happen so fast that you will not have time to react. I see this happen every year.

Have u ever fly fished for carp?

Freezer
No I have not. I can direct you to others that have.

hammercarp said:

Here is a how to fish carp without any special equipment.
How to tie a hair rig.

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Take about 18 inches of 12 lb test mono and tie a loop in the end of it as shown.

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Insert the other end of the line through the top of the eye of the hook and pull it through. Leave about an inch of the loop end sticking out past the bend in the hook.

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Now wrap the line around the shank of the hook about 8 times. Then put the line through the top of the eye again.

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Wet the knot with some saliva from your mouth and then pull it tight. Don't pull it tight while you have it in you mouth. Unless you want to imitate a hooked carp.

Tie another loop at the end of the line and now you have a "Hair Rig"

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A #4 baitholder hook will do . Make sure it has a turned down eye. This helps with hooking the carp.
For bait you can use canned corn, boiled feed corn, or one of the commercially prepared baits available .

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Slide an egg sinker on to your line and tie on a swivel. Use as heavy a sinker as you are comfortable casting.
You are now rigged for carp.

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Set up your rod on a couple of bank sticks as shown.

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Here is how to make a hanger to give you a visual indication that you have a carp on.

If you do not have a baitrunner reel it is very important to loosen the drag on your reel so that the line will run out as the carp swims off. If you don't do this the carp will pull your outfit into the water. This can happen so fast that you will not have time to react. I see this happen every year.

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This is fantastic info. Thanks very much for posting this. Simple, cheap effective rigging.

So when fishing for carp the bait should be on the bottom? They come and suck it up?

fisher12 said:

So when fishing for carp the bait should be on the bottom? They come and suck it up?

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Yup. Most of the time. It is the most popular method and that is because it works.
Carp can also be caught on top of the water with floating baits like bread and they can be caught by fly anglers fishing anywhere from the top to the bottom in the water .

Never fished for carp before but am going to try off my dock soon. Is it better to cast into weedy or non weedy areas? Any depth? My dock goes form about 6 inches at shore to 6 feet at end of dock and deeper as you go out father.

What time is better to try for them?

Thanks hammercarp some great info there...

Dirk

diggyj said:

Never fished for carp before but am going to try off my dock soon. Is it better to cast into weedy or non weedy areas? Any depth? My dock goes form about 6 inches at shore to 6 feet at end of dock and deeper as you go out father.

What time is better to try for them?

Thanks hammercarp some great info there...

Dirk

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Hello
The clear areas are better. 6 to 8 ft should be okay but it really depends on the waters you are fishing, Am I right in assuming it's Rice Lake or the Trent? Both are great for carp. There should be a co-op near you. I would go buy a sack of feed corn. It should be around 10 bucks for 20 kilos. Take a 5 gallon pail and fill it 2/3 's with the dried corn. Fill to the top with water. Let it soak for a full day or two. Go out in your boat and dump it in. the spot where you will be casting to. Repeat this several times a week. Pretty soon you will see carp activity , Carp will be rolling on the surface and you will see bubbles as they feed. Cast just beside the corn that you dumped and get ready for some fun.
If you fish without pre baiting it may take a while for carp to get into the area you are fishing.

Yes for Rice Lake. I see them jumping and breaking the surface in the am and have seen a few swim by in the daytime as well as nighttime when the lights cast a bright spot on the water.

I assume anytime is a good time for carp or is one better then the other.

Dirk

Yes I would say that anytime is a good time to fish for carp.
The same factors that get other fish in the mood to eat also effect carp, things like wind direction, rising and falling air pressure, water and air temperature changes .
I like this analogy . Fishing for bass and musky is like hunting. Where you go out and search for your quarry. Carp fishing can be like trapping . Where you bait and then set your trap and wait.