Got plenty of bites, grrrrrrrr, couldn't hook anything except one but it was around 15ish lbs being conservative. I did have a rod drug in the lake though I still lost the fish on a circle hook grrrrrr again.

hey bart you should get some # 6 carp hooks and use a hair rig . i bet you hook up ratio will go up 99 percent

I am using a #6 circle hook I need to learn how to use a hair rig? where do you get the stops and stuff.

you dont need all that just use a small piece of a strand off a plastic bristled broom . or a small wire like a paper clip or a bread twistie . look on youtube "carp rigs" or "hair rig " they are alot simpler than it seems . it takes a little practice but you will learn in no time .braid makes it easy to tie if you have some

if you want i can send you a few to try ,just pm me your address

I am trying to get the wife to go to Purtis creek Tommorrow maybe you could join us. It is a very pretty lake and full of grassers although I will probably be bass fishing with the wife and kiddo. Those are her favorites at least untill she ties into a big ole carp. But she has a ten pound bass under her belt so I dunno.

wow impressive ! grats to her . im working a little this week so good luck to ya . i will tie you some during a smoke break and pop them in the mail before the sun goes down tonight

Way to go Jesse..
You will get BigBart turned completely to the dark side...

thats what it is all about curt "helping newbies out " not lurking for the over 30 posts hahahahah joking

you want a cookie or something?

hey bart i sent you 3 hair rigs with different type hooks ,improvised bait needle and bait stoppers so you can give it a try .one of the rigs has maize on it so you can see how i do it . make sure you have your drag loose or be very close to your rods because they will take them in a spit second . goodluck man .

Thanks a bunch I learned how to tie a hair rig I think I have it right and stole my wifes crochett needle to rig it I even made a small bach of boilies I hope I did them right. The carp at Joe Pool loved em I went for an hour while the daughter and wife were napping caught 3 then got a call to start my new job grrrr. lol but they seemed to work. BTW I used flour, powdered rice, wheat powder, evaporated milk, anis oil, 4 eggs, and vanilla extract on the boilies they seemed to work really well PM me if you want the exact recipe.

the only issue was I think the needle is way too big. it too a quarter of a toothpick to hold the boilie on. also are boilies supposed to float?

pop ups float, but not normal bottom bait boilies. did you microwave them? if you did that is why they float. Most recipes call for 2 or 3 minutes of boiling then air dry for 24hours

I think it was the stuff I used making them I kinda ad libbed the ingrediants.

ey bart i used this kids 3 main ingredients (i used food coloring instead of koolaid) and did good with them and they were super easy to make . the first batch i boiled as recommended and they were soft . the second batch i boiled around 7 minutes and they were perfect

Cool mine are good but they float I boiled them for around 5 minutes or so. I bet it is just the stuff I used.

hey jesse did you send him a pg feeder

Thanks Jessie and all of you I hope to be able to fish some but I just started a new job and the want me there all the time grrrr no time for fishing not even a day off for a while. @ days and they want to promote me grrrrrr. Sales the bane of all existance but it pays my bills.

sorry rick all i sent was what i could get into a regular envelope