06-26-2008, 12:29 AM
Thanks for asking.
we use a number of baits, Corn, Crawler, Doghball
method for those baits is catfish style fishing, set your drag to run because they will run. then set the hook hard.
I have even caught one with a fly rod fly fishing. "by axident" but there is now a sport for fly fishig for carp on lake st clair michigan.
to make a dogh ball, you can use most any flower based dogh or pick up some bread. I my self use shredded wheat.
to make a dogh ball out of cerial, most any kind will work, take a hand full and pour a little bit of water in to your hand with the cerial, mash it untill it becomes a ball, you may need to add more or less water. it should be the concistincy of playdogh.... (pratice at home once or twice to get the feal)
you then can form the dogh around a hook. Trebbles worlk well but so do single shank hooks. Cast out in to a hole where carp are known to be, prop up your rod (preferably in a rod holder or forked stick) and wait.
check your bait about once an hour, replace the doghball if needed.
note if you make the doghball to hard you wont be able to set the hook, if you make it to soft it wont stay on the hook in the water for more than a couple minutes.
Dry to the touch yet formable is the key to doghball....
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we use a number of baits, Corn, Crawler, Doghball
method for those baits is catfish style fishing, set your drag to run because they will run. then set the hook hard.
I have even caught one with a fly rod fly fishing. "by axident" but there is now a sport for fly fishig for carp on lake st clair michigan.
to make a dogh ball, you can use most any flower based dogh or pick up some bread. I my self use shredded wheat.
to make a dogh ball out of cerial, most any kind will work, take a hand full and pour a little bit of water in to your hand with the cerial, mash it untill it becomes a ball, you may need to add more or less water. it should be the concistincy of playdogh.... (pratice at home once or twice to get the feal)
you then can form the dogh around a hook. Trebbles worlk well but so do single shank hooks. Cast out in to a hole where carp are known to be, prop up your rod (preferably in a rod holder or forked stick) and wait.
check your bait about once an hour, replace the doghball if needed.
note if you make the doghball to hard you wont be able to set the hook, if you make it to soft it wont stay on the hook in the water for more than a couple minutes.
Dry to the touch yet formable is the key to doghball....
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