MJL

Is there a season on carp? I don't see it in the magazine. And I'm taking it you are allowed to use corn as bait?

No season on carp but there are seasons on geographic regions where you can fish for them. You can fish for carp in Lake Ontario all year but the kawarthas close to all fishing (regardless of species) sometime in the fall and do not open till the last Saturday in April.

You are allowed to use corn as bait

Using Hair rig is a must, I was not able to set the hook the fish fast enough with the corn obstructing the hook, without using a hair rig. Use a decent braided line for your hair rig, using 20-30 lb mono might be too stiff

 

good luck

Among braid, I often use 20-30lb mono or fluorocarbon for my hair rigs because of this stiff property. A hair rig tied from this material is harder for the fish to eject the baited hook than braid. The angle of the line coming out of the eye of the hook simulates the "bent hook" effect. With slight pressure, the hook will turn downwards in the fish's mouth and will hook the carp inside on the bottom lip - A hooking place where landing percentages are higher.

If you use a heavy enough weight (sinker) kept in a semi-fixed position, you don't have to set the hook. The weight does that for you even before picking the rod up. The idea is that you want the fish to feel the weight and 'bolt' off driving the hook deeper into its lip - You need 2oz minimum for this to work as well as intended.

Hair rig tying instructions

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/Rig-Section/Ca...tless_Knot.html

I posted one recipe a while back in this thread

http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...amp;hl=boillies

Great report SNAP. Love the pics.

Beautifully made spinners as well.

Did you Snap or what no more SNAG

What about snog? LOL

Great report. Nice fish too. Top angling to your girlfriend. She smoked you (j/k)

6'6" - 7'6" medium action rod matched with a mid-sized reel loaded with 6-8lb mono. The perfect rod for casting spinners in small to medium sized rivers for steelhead. A rod with a soft tip and a beefy butt section would be ideal IMO.

Thanks for the topic.

 

Good way to find out what type of attitude certain members have towards not just new but to other members with their favorite outdoor activity.

Not necessarily so IMO. People are generally more willing to give up their spots and locations when conversations are done more intimately through personal contact (meeting up and fishing, through PM's, e-mail, etc). No one wants their personal happy space exposed to millions of people some of whom may not share the same level of appreciation of nature and the resources available to us.

Unreal! The reels you used are massive. Kinda makes you think twice before skinny dipping with cudas and sharks swimming about.

That's one trip I wanna do before I die

Great report CH...Love the pics

Great report. Beauty pike. The shots with the kids are priceless

WTG

43°37'08.23"N 79°23'36.16"W

Nicely done.

I have done well using glow in the dark crappie tube jigs.

I always use a leader lighter than my mainline. If I snag up, I hopefully won't lose my float.

You mean fish for carp during the day? Never tried that before...are you sure you can catch them then??? LOL.

Rumor has it you're a vampire cliff...Sucking the life forces from fish before setting them free to catch again at a later date.

I imagine the mouth of the rouge has enough space. Haven't hauled a carp out of there in years though.

BBQ may be a problem ... who's going to man the BBQ when we're all hauling ;-)

No need for a BBQ, the smell of my bait will put everyone's appetite off

Different ways to shot a line. Most people stick shot just on the mainline and have a 16-24" fluorocarbon leader. I almost always put shots on my leader - Sometimes as close as 8-9 inches from the hook. Never had a problem with it weakening. It's just what I have confidence in doing and it works.

When I pre rig my rods+reels, I normally just put the shots that I need to noodle up the float (The ones directly below the float). I leave the rest to put on when I get to the river.

Happy b-day when it comes around

Simply stunning.

Congrats on the PB.

Nice fish. Good on you for getting out in the rain.

Great report...Thanks for sharing

Great report dude!

Looks like you had an awesome day. The last fish is a chunky one!

Congrats Carole on the new PB. Fantastic report.

For the cow corn, do you soak it for 24 and then boil for 30? Or can you just soak it?

The carp guides on the St. Lawrence soak their's for about 2-3days without boiling. I know a couple guides who soak maize in large rubbermaid garbage containers left out it in the sun for a couple days. For them it's impractical to boil a few hundred pounds (if not a couple thousand pounds) of the stuff each day. I find by boiling it, it enhances flavour absorption (if you decide to use flavours), softens it up (so you can put a needle or a hook through it) as well as expands the corn to its maximum. The point about soaking/boiling is that you do not want the corn to expand in the carp's stomach where it can clog up its digestive tract.

12lb Trilene Extra Tough? 3 prong hook or a single hook.

12lb Trilene XT will work. I always use single hooks

Grab a can of corn (Green Giant, Del Monte, Alymers, etc), open it up, stick 4 kernels of corn on a hook and cast away. Relatively cheap and easy to use. Hard to find a more effective bait.

Back in the day, I used stale white wonder bread that was lying around the house. Pinch off a piece, wrap it around the shank of the hook and press firmly - No need to mash it into a ball, I leave 1 end flaky.

In spring, in some of the places I fish near Toronto, worms outproduce any other bait bar none. I use them when I stalk carp to avoid hooking other species of fish (Like bass).

If gobies are a problem pick up a sack of maize (aka: cow corn, feed corn, field corn) for about $10/80lbs from a farm feed store. Works as well as canned corn in most places and is almost indestructible. Requires a lengthy preparation process to render them safe for the fish to eat. Soak minimum 24hrs, boil 30min. Or boil for an hour.

Boilies are a little harder to find as most tackle shops don't stock them but they also work in areas with gobies.

I've tried the Berkley doughbaits and really didn't have all that much success on them. Perhaps other board members have different experiences. I would save up $ and purchase a few cans of corn instead.

I use lines from 8lb mono to 50lb braid depending where I'm fishing. For a 7' Medium heavy rod, I imagine 12lb mono would handle nicely with it. Most of the time I'm fishing on bottom using a variety of sinkers - Egg sinkers work. Carp fishing can be as easy or as advanced as you want to make it. Good luck with your quest

Seems like I wasn't the only one out last night - Managed about 50 worms in about 20min from my lawn. My neighbours are used to my late night lawn perusing. Great photos Cliff and good luck with the fishing. If your daughter is into worm picking, come over to my lawn...Last year the grubs pretty much annihilated my front and back yard so the worms are now easy pickings - No grass to get in the way

Beauty fish!

Welcome to OFC

It's always worth getting out IMO - Sure beats housework

Had a feeling that tribs were going to be blown this morning...They were. Stopped at one trib, looked at it, went back into the car and drove to the next. Probably spent more time traveling than actually fishing.

If at first you don't succeed, hop back into the car and drive to the next trib, or the next or the next...

In tough conditions, beggars can't be choosers.

The 2nd brown of the day - It was the smaller of the 2. I'll take one of these any day over a blanking.

Those gotta be fake...I'm talking about the tattoos