Light Tackle Carp

[Catfishrollo]

Anyone else like to target carp on light tackle? We often grab a couple bass rods, a can of sweet corn and head to the river to see who's outfit gets spooled, line broke first, etc. We actually get enough locals every now and then last minute for a 3 or 4 team 5 dollar each person tourney for a few hours. Lots of fun!! My love is catfishing, but changing things up every so often is fun also. rollo

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[Seanstone]

I fish for them quite a bit actually. Light tackle is all we use. The attached image is of a 13 pound 12 oz carp I caught on 6lb test using an ultra light. It was probably one of the most intense battles I have ever had. My friend caught a 32lb carp on 8 pound test last year as well. They are always fun if you target them when they start to spawn, which is pretty soon (mid April). You will be able to tell when you start seeing them jump real close to the bank. They usually spawn near downed trees, which their eggs stick to. When they spawn you can cast for them using a small jig head tipped with a night crawler. Its a blast.

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[Seanstone]

Heres a pic of the 32 pounder. Sorry I don't know how to add two pics to one reply.

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[Smoothkip]

Man them are some nice carp guys!

[Catfishrollo]

Yes they are fun in the spring, and you can catch mulitple fish back to back! Pretty neat to see them working up like you are talking also. Cool Sean, glad im not the only carper on a catfish website! LOL.. rollo

[Seanstone]

You ever tried to make your own boilies? I tried last year, didn't catch anything on them, but I liked how they held together. Might give them a try again this year.

[Catfishrollo]

I have made doughballs in the past using vanilla extract, wheaties, white sugar, flour of course. Kicked butt with them below Dillon spillway a few times back when I was a kid. Other than that, just usually use canned sweet corn. rollo

[Seanstone]

Yeah I used wheaties for a while, then oatballs (which is simply vanilla, oats, and water), corn, nightcrawlers, koolaid flavored oatball, etc. The most effective, least time consuming, and the cheapest, is by far corn.

[Catfishrollo]

I tried peanut butter on a hair jig one time, never had any luck. But, many have said thats a good way to catch em also. Who knows? LOL.. rollo

[catmaster12]

I like to catch carp! They put up 1 heck of a fight! I usually use sweet corn on light tackle. I caught about 3 in ten minutes once all about ten to five pounds to!

[Catfishrollo]

Well, bring your bass rods and your cat poles along! After your tired of catching some channels, we can catch some carp for shore lunch! LOL.. J/K... rollo

[catmaster12]

Haha well do lol

[fishstick11]

one of my favorite fish to fish for because of fighting is carp.... ive seen 1 pound carp fight harder than bass could

[catmaster12]

I know me too fishstick11. People say they are they are the hardest fighting fishwater fish

[fishstick11]

i completely agree.. ;D... they can get huge to ive seen a carp spoon by brother adam in a small river......(black fork)