Carp Tips

Since carp are found almost everywhere, carp fishing is popular around the globe. Carp are hardy fish that inhabit water that is generally unsuitable for other types of fish. These rugged fish can survive in polluted, stagnant, muddy waters. They have even been known to survive for weeks, by burrowing into the mud, when their water supply has dried up. They generally feed on the bottom, eating insects and tiny plants.

Bait fishing for carp tends to prove most successful in general. Try using a dough ball for starters. The carp usually love them. Or you can take cereal, wet it, and work it into a ball. Be sure to set up your rod with a treble hook, which will help keep the dough or any soft bait, from coming off.

Another great bait to use for carp is just canned corn. They love it.

Carp oftentimes just come up and nibble a little before finally pick up the bait and swimming away. If they feel any resistance on the bait, they will spit it out before you even know that they were interested. To avoid having them spit out the bait before it is really in their mouths, put a weight about 24" above your bait to cause a little slack between them and you. Or you can leave your bail open, and give a little slack. Then when you see the line move, flip it shut and strike.