advice wanted

hi,
ive just started carp fishing and i could with some advice on what setup to use and what bait. any advice would be greatly appreciated. luke

hi luke
if its the smaller carp your after like 1-15 lbs then i would suggest using a carp feeder rod the real doesnt really matter as long as its a god one with about 6-8lb line on it. then use a cage feeder with a good groundbait (ask at your local shop they will probably know the lake your fishing) then on your hook i woul personally use something like pellets, lunchenmeat or um sweetcorn or something (again ask your local shop for a good suggestion for the lake). then all you want to do is cast int a good position then just keep feedin in lose feed and grounbait till you get a bite.
another way (this is more of a summer method but il say it anyway) is to get a carp fishing rod same thing aplies for real and line and then set up a small float as an indicator. then about 3 foot away from the float put on a hair rig hook or a normal hook and get hold of some tiny elastic bands. then using either the hair rig or the elastic bands put on a floating trout pellet or dog biscuit then all yo neeed to do is ge the ish feeding on the top andflick it onto there nose.
some of the methods i use again ask at your local shop they will probably know better ways to fish this certain lake but there you go anyway
LUKE McG peace

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ask at your local fishery or your local tackle shop because its easier when someone tells you what to do instead of reading it because they can help you!

i have never really done course fishing i fly fish and when i started 2 years ago i went to the local tackle shop and they gave me all the info!


its like riding a bike you never forget

hi luke thanks for your advice, i shall be trying it out. luke

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your welcome

ask me anything about fly fishing and have a look at my recent thread

hi lukeb, this is my 1st ever post on a forum site ever...

lets get to the point...when i started out fishing many years ago i used a smiple huck on the end of the line with a bome atached to the line and a shot to hold it in place...but i found that i didnt chatch very oftern.

now i use hair rigs which i find very efected. As the bate is not on the huck any more its hanging just below.

sinch i have been using hair rigs it makes life alot easer when trying to catch carp and you can use hair rigs to fish most fish..

the bate that i like to use for all my carp fishing is:

bread, cheese, prawns, meat, sweetcorn, catfood but it can get messy.

i hope that also helps, and like mcgowan_luke said all fishing shops will be willing to help.

p.s. home made hair rigs are all ways better then buying them from the shop.

I can't say much as i only sea fish but as your new and it's your first post - welcome to the site!

hi,
thanks for that carpcatcher i shall be trying all those baits out and i will get back to you after i have fished with them, luke

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try a web sight mega baits .co.uk really good bait black crab.the owner is justin hooper speak to him really helpfull guy tell him u have spoke to me on hear tight lines

hi lukeb, how was the fishing the other day did u manage to chatch a bigger carp hope so...just brought 2 new bait runner reals from e-bay very cheep but good quilaty (mind the spelling), carn wate to use them nexy week.