ThatGuy

Carp like things that are a little sweeter ... they could not care for how rotten, stinky, or rancid the bait is (like a catfish usually prefers). I am certain you could catch em on twinkies or oreos ... I have found one of the better carp baits to be the cheapest white bread you can buy (like Wonderbread) ... Decrust it and roll it into a ball on the hook. If your sight fishing, be careful on setting the hook too soon, a carp will mouth the bait before deeming it edible, unless its a feeding frenzy ... then make sure your holding your rod. I have put many hooks and breadballs off of my forehead trying to set the hook as the carp spit it back out. I have had great luck with the canned peaches and cream corn, I know a few guys that add a little kool-aid (strawberry flavor) to the corn to supposedly make it more enticing to the carp and a lot stickier for themselves. When putting the corn on the hook ... bury the hook in corn, the carp will spit it out quickly if it senses the hook, I prefer a smaller hook (a hook you might use for a roe bag when salmon and trout fishing). For the setup, if there is no current a few split shots for weight to cast. If there is a current, I will use a 3 way setup. A heavier weight to keep it where I want it and let the bread/corn float a little further downstream.

Greetins everyone ... new to the forums (well back after a few years of minimal fishing and I cant recall the initial user name) ... I have the option of fishing either Rice Lake or the Ganaraska (Port Hope) on Sunday ... Any recommendations? The Ganaraska would be from shore, saw a few smallies pulled in tonight but the action was slowwwwwww. I found a place that will rent a boat on Rice for me (about $20 per hour if that sounds fair). The questions I have are ... 1. $20/hour a fair cost for a boat rental. 2. The boat rental will give me some sort of 1 day boaters card ... is this legit? 3. Of the two options which would be better for a morning of fishing? I can get some worms/minnows from around the corner where I'm at. Thank you for any information provided and I look forward to posting a report.