02-19-2008, 02:15 AM
I took a little break in my trout routine. We got back very late from our weekend at Vegas so I wasn't about to get up early to go ice fishing. I've been on a European Carp Forum and can't believe how die hard those guys are about carp fishing. They take trips to other countries in Europe just to catch carp, have carp tournaments, and would love to take a bash at fishing for them in the U.S. It's funny that here in America we are overrun with tons of big carp and they are so overlooked.
I found a carp bait recipe and whipped up a batch this morning:
1 cup Wheaties cereal (crushed)
1cup flour
8 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon honey
Molasses
Mix ingredients together with enough molasses to form the dough ball to your liking, place in a plastic tub and your ready to catch some huge carp.!
I had to add a little water and then some more wheaties and flour to get the consistency I wanted. After it set for a while it sticks on the hook better than powerbait. It has a good sweet smell that disperses really well in the water.
Anyway, I fished underneath 90th south at about 4pm and caught 8 carp and was also surprised to hook into a channel cat using the above concoction on a large single hook.
The carp would move directly to the bait as soon as I cast it in, but really toy with it in their sensitive mouths (typical of carp), so it was a little difficult to hook them. Once I did get a hookset, they fought very well, and even leaped out of the water.
Next time I'll use a European blow-back/hair rig specifically designed for the fish to get more hookups (if I'm not fishing for my usual quarry).
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I found a carp bait recipe and whipped up a batch this morning:
1 cup Wheaties cereal (crushed)
1cup flour
8 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon honey
Molasses
Mix ingredients together with enough molasses to form the dough ball to your liking, place in a plastic tub and your ready to catch some huge carp.!
I had to add a little water and then some more wheaties and flour to get the consistency I wanted. After it set for a while it sticks on the hook better than powerbait. It has a good sweet smell that disperses really well in the water.
Anyway, I fished underneath 90th south at about 4pm and caught 8 carp and was also surprised to hook into a channel cat using the above concoction on a large single hook.
The carp would move directly to the bait as soon as I cast it in, but really toy with it in their sensitive mouths (typical of carp), so it was a little difficult to hook them. Once I did get a hookset, they fought very well, and even leaped out of the water.
Next time I'll use a European blow-back/hair rig specifically designed for the fish to get more hookups (if I'm not fishing for my usual quarry).
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