CeeJay
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Betts makes some great bass and bluegill poppers. Also buying the multi-packs/assortments will usually be the cheapest way to go. http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/fly-assortments/_/N-1100432/Ns-MIN_SALE_PRICE?WTz_stype=GNU For 2-pack flies the generic brand Crystal River is about as cheap as they get and sold at most sporting goods stores. Also South Bend/"SilverLake" is a cheap brand and you can usually find them in multi-packs at Walmart....very cheap but they work for bass and bluegill. You can get a 55 pack for like $20. You can also modify them a bit without having to ruin expensive flies.
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I would toss some fly fishing poppers with a weighted casting bubble and see what happens
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Yeah I can't count how many times I've heard my friends mention seeing cottonmouths when I was living in northern Va. In the 12 years I was fishing there I saw many banded water snakes (which after eating will be fat and somewhat resemble cottonmouth) but never once did I see an actual cottonmouth. Of course, that doesn't mean they aren't around. Down in Georgia though...that's a different story Once you see an actual cottonmouth it's hard to confuse them with anything else. Now out here in West Virginia people seem to think every snake is a copperhead. I did in fact see a genuine one recently out here near the house...but a lot of people will confuse corn snakes and rat snakes with copperheads. As for the snake in the pic I believe Darren is correct.
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Are they attacking dragonflies, perhaps? One thing I noticed on lakes and ponds is that bass (and other fish) will sometimes go after insects in the early evening.
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Yeah I've never had durability issues with them either. My last 4 smallmouth were caught on the same Senko, and I'll be using that same one again tomorrow morning.
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The top 7 carp baits in England....but notice what is number 1 on that list: Sweet corn. And that's number 1 here in America as well. http://www.total-fishing.com/features/seven-best-carp-baits
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Yum crawbug. But I don't use craws very often.
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Carp can be surprisingly picky at times. I guess it depends on how pressured they are, if they were caught before, etc. The folks over in Europe appear to have turned carp angling into a science to overcome the "older and wiser" and wary carp
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Yeah I enjoy using floats when fishing for carp. The thin European style stick and waggler floats are great as you can detect lift bites and they're ultra sensitive. Great picture by the way and a very nice carp there
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Ugh, I hate parasites. From fleas and ticks to heaven only knows what else...
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Yeah Zern was a writer for Field & Stream...I definitely recommend any book that contains any of his articles or quotes. He was spot on with his humor
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Cool thanks for the tackle info. My 20 pound common carp was caught on 6 pound line...my adrenaline was running as fast as the carp was. I was literally shaking after I landed that amazing fish. I have caught smaller grass carp while fly casting in the past. A Nymph fly, hellgrammite pattern I believe it was. Carp have a cult following among fly anglers. Dave Whitlock has always loved them on the fly: http://davewhitlock.com/2014/05/stalking-golden-ghost-fly-fisherman-magazine/ I love how he called them the "Golden Ghost"
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Awesome pics Clayton. I had considered circle hooks for carp before...what size hooks, line, weight, rod, etc. do you use by the way? Man I wish I had a photo of the 20 pounder I landed years back....it's probably double that size now.
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What's your setup for carping? I used to use a 6'6" UL rod with 6 pound line, then went up to a beefier 6' rod with 10 pound line after an epic battle with a 20 pound carp on the UL tackle. I love light tackle fishing for all species
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Great post.
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Still adjusting to river fishing but doing well I think. Smallmouth are my new bass favorite this season. Fun learning process, and really I'm still using all the same lures I used to use for largemouths on lakes and ponds (senkos, poppers, spinnerbaits and inlines, grubs, worms, floats and flies etc). My usual confidence baits are the same as they were back 10 years ago. I'm pretty set in my ways
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That's fine. Not a bummer at all Hopefully we all come here to wonder about fish, and how to catch them, and maybe what they think of our lures.
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I just realized most of the topics I start are kind of strange haha. It's not intentional, I just think too much and I do appreciate humor as well
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Yeah I'm sure there's something better as far as natural baits. But if I plan to fish for carp in lakes and ponds I still think I'll use corn. I have caught them on preserved (freeze-dried), colored maggots (can't remember the brand) while bluegill fishing, but my tackle was for bluegill and I couldn't land those giant carp at the time Later I tried those maggots on my dedicated carp rod and caught nothing but bluegills.
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That's my thinking as well. Speaking of sour worm candy...wasn't there a huge 20 pound bass that hit a piece of bubblegum years ago? I need to look that up but I can recall reading it somewhere...maybe it was a joke, not sure.
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Yeah when I'm targeting carp I'll chum the area around where I want to place my bait, with the same corn as used on the rig. I forgot to mention that I'll open the can of corn, pour the amount I need (and some of the liquid) into a plastic container and then store it at room temperature the night before fishing. This might cause a slight fermenting of some sort, I'm not sure though. You could always mix up a can of sweetcorn with some added flavors. Maybe experiment with chumming different types and see if it draws in the carp.
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It's funny but I have some of those old banjo hooks with the rubber bands stashed away in my tackle somewhere
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haha sorry I was a bit late on the "like button" Seriously, cut bait while catfishing?? Usually it's the other way around for me...catching cats while bass fishing You're just pulling my leg on that aren't you haha.
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Beautiful fish. What lure/bait?
