Cruising Carp

[Marko]

I know how to tie them but the line would either slip or snap whenever i had a decent fish on.

Started tying them using braid and its been working out prety good so far.

Each one of us got a fish last night, only 3 caught, it was kinda windy and chilly

Edited June 4, 2009 by Marko

[mepps]

Ric had a big one on a fly a couple years back...

 

http://www.fishingfury.com/20060529/carp-o...fly-believe-it/

Edited June 4, 2009 by mepps

[Beans]

Is there a website for D.A.M.

Tried searching for it and since i am not sure what i am looking for i am striking out

 

Try googling "D.A.M. Fishing Tackle" and it should show some suppliers...

 

http://www.wackerbaits.com/sf/index1.html

Edited June 4, 2009 by Beans

[Rich]

Mini marshmallow on a hook

[MJL]

<< still can't tie a "carp rig"

 

watched videos...

 

tried tieing em just like the video too

 

can I buy the damn things somewhere ?

 

thanks

 

Tying hair rigs is super easy

 

If you can:

1. Thread fishing line through the eye of a hook

2. tie an overhand loop into fishing line

3. Wrap fishing line around a hook 7-15 times

4. Thread fishing line through the eye of a hook again

5. Tie the end of some fishing line to a swivel

 

If you can do the 5 things above, you can tie a hair rig

 

I have never seen hair rigs sold for cheaper than what I can make myself.

 

Hooks:

My favourite are made by Kamasan. Ignoring tax they're $6-$7 a pack and there's 10 in each pack = 70cents a hook

 

Swivel:

I use generic swivels that are dull in colour. Comes out to $1.95 per pack and there's 12 inside each pack = 16.25 cents per swivel

 

Hair rig materials

Cheapest I use is mono (comes in 600 yard spools) = .005277 cents per average piece of hook-link material

Most expensive I use is coated braid = Comes out to 18 cents per average piece of material

 

In total:

Cheapest (mono): $0.86 per rig

Most expensive (coated braid - doubt you'll ever see rigs tied with coated braid in stores): $1.04 per rig

Braid: $0.89 per rig

Fluoro: Price is somewhere in between mono and braid (At least for the fluoro I use)

 

With that said, I have total confidence in the hooks, swivels and hook-link materials that I use. The hooks and swivels I use aren't the cheapest and there are other suitable alternatives on the market for less $.

[dsn]

Tying hair rigs is super easy

 

If you can:

1. Thread fishing line through the eye of a hook

2. tie an overhand loop into fishing line

3. Wrap fishing line around a hook 7-15 times

4. Thread fishing line through the eye of a hook again

5. Tie the end of some fishing line to a swivel

 

If you can do the 5 things above, you can tie a hair rig

 

I have never seen hair rigs sold for cheaper than what I can make myself.

 

Hooks:

My favourite are made by Kamasan. Ignoring tax they're $6-$7 a pack and there's 10 in each pack = 70cents a hook

 

Swivel:

I use generic swivels that are dull in colour. Comes out to $1.95 per pack and there's 12 inside each pack = 16.25 cents per swivel

 

Hair rig materials

Cheapest I use is mono (comes in 600 yard spools) = .005277 cents per average piece of hook-link material

Most expensive I use is coated braid = Comes out to 18 cents per average piece of material

 

In total:

Cheapest (mono): $0.86 per rig

Most expensive (coated braid - doubt you'll ever see rigs tied with coated braid in stores): $1.04 per rig

Braid: $0.89 per rig

Fluoro: Price is somewhere in between mono and braid (At least for the fluoro I use)

 

With that said, I have total confidence in the hooks, swivels and hook-link materials that I use. The hooks and swivels I use aren't the cheapest and there are other suitable alternatives on the market for less $.

 

You can go my way.... The Ultra Point Hooks are extremely sharp and never straightens out. And 15lb power pro along with any kind of swivel. MJL hates Ultra Points but I stand by them. Cheaper than Kamasan for sure.

 

DSN

[fishinguypat]

i wold try the area in a week or 2 then when i go i chum corn or bait a bit away from where all the carp are...then i use corn on a hook with split shot.this usually works in my past expeirience there is no real point of going after carp that are on the surface.