Comments on: Why Carp?

By: steve

steve — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:28:10 +0000

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hey bob how many have you caught?
lol

way to go flybenji tell it like it is,
I would much rather fish with you the BOB lol

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:24:38 +0000

flybenji:

Chumming for carp on the fly is like cheating.

Carp that aren’t tailing WILL take flies and they will even take dry flies. The type of fishing you’re doing is amateurish.

You sound like a foul hooker.

By: flybenji

flybenji — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:37:15 +0000

My URL was wrong in my last post. This is the correct one for Georgianbaybasshole.

By: flybenji

flybenji — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:25:43 +0000

I make yellow flies that resemble canned corn. Small nymph hook , yellow chinnelle & yellow tail & palmered yellow hackle full length.I then go to a pond here in Kettering, Ohio & throw hand full of canned corn out about 25 feet. I dip the fly in the corn can juice & then toss it out where I threw the corn. When the carp come & pickup the corn they also pickup the fly thinking it is corn. The hackle feathers keep it up off the muck.
If a carp has it’s tail up & head down it is feeding & will take a fly if it shows up in front of it’s nose. If they are not tailing they will not take a fly period. Crawdad imitations are the top fly everywhere I have been for pure fly fishing without corn.

I like sinking line for this type of fishing & have caught hundreds of carp using this simple method & some over 20 lbs.
I always use a ten pound tippet & double bimmi twist loop for extra strength.

Try it.

All carp guides chum ahead of time even in the great lakes where they fish for them in shallow clear water tarpon style.

The Senica River in New York is one of the best big carp rivers in America.

By: Pete McDonald

Pete McDonald — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:47:42 +0000

Thanks for the help Jean-Paul. I’ve been working with my saltwater 8w rig that’s sustained bonefish and albie runs so it should be up to the task. I’ll hopefully have some opportunities upcoming to test it all out.

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:41:03 +0000

Pete, I sent you an email

By: Jean-Paul Lipton

Jean-Paul Lipton — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:22:49 +0000

Good luck on your quest! Both bits of advice you received regarding fly placement are right on. Sometimes fish want that that fly stripped, other times not even a quiver. You’ll have to find out what they want; every day is different.

I hope you’ve got plenty of backing.

By: fly fish chick

fly fish chick — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:08:39 +0000

“You’re just along for the ride ”

another great line from daytripper
another great post from fishing jones

keep us posted on this adventure!

By: oldsmugglerflyfishing

oldsmugglerflyfishing — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:11:26 +0000

Do you have any carp´s flies? I would like to ty a few and go for those carps.

By: Day Tripper

Day Tripper — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:13:55 +0000

I almost always cast a few feet past the fish, let it sink, then strip past.

The best advice I have for anyone wanting to go after carp is have HEAVY flies that sink fast, yet don’t plop when they hit the water. Also, have a reel with a good drag…