the heavy weight 3oz at least 4oz is better by my experance

sets the hook on the "bolt off"

the weight is semi fixed meaning it doesn't slide on the line so when the fish picks up the bait it only has a few inches of play before the weight is felt and sets the hook.

Thanks for the post. I enjoyed it.

Ray

thanks for the info, I found some big carp and buffalo in a local river that I wanted to try to catch, but I wasnt sure what to do with them once I caught them! Big net, and a mat!

Great post, going to have to try some of this....I now understand the boilies

Very nice post, very informative for anyone wanting to try it out!

This is exaxtly what I have been looking for!!! Thank you so much.... Now I have a question.. I have NEVER even thought of going out and trying to fish for carp or anything before, but now I have this sudden urge to go do it... Will any lake hold these fish or what? I live in the bryan/college station area.. what should I look for in a lake? Or should I just cast out as far as possible into the lake and hope for the best?

carp are in pretty much every pond, lake, river. just get some sweet corn and you should get one.

gti,

As with any fishing, it would pay to watch the water for a while in whichever lake or pond you're interested in catching carp in, to see where you see signs of carp. You could cast and soak corn 100 yrds into the lake while the carp are cruising just 15 feet away from shore.
There is no set answer to your question; each lake will be different, each season different, time of the day, etc.
Chris has the right idea to start with: get a couple of cans of sweetcorn, throw one of them out as chum (the corn, not the can!), use the other as hook bait. Put two or three kernals on a small (size 8 or 6) hook. Use two rods; throw one out to the close edge of your chum, throw the other to the farther edge.
This is important: loosen your drags so that the line can easily be pulled out! A carp, even a small one, is strong enough to pull your rod into the water. Once you have a fish on you can tighten the drag some to reel in.

Good luck!

To suppliment the very nice information on this thread here is a very inexpensive book put out by Fox on Euro techniques for Carp. I own the book: http://www.bigcarptackle.com/store/product.php?productid=17071&cat=279&page=1

Another good piece that I have purchased is a DVD put out by the American Carp Society and can be found super cheap here: http://www.bigcarptackle.com/store/product.php?productid=16406&cat=279&page=1 This is a fantastic $8 investment for anyone considering carpin' in a serious way.

Having made the above purchases along with a couple of other DVDs my weapon of choice is still the fly rod and my favorite book and DVD follow:

book: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555661866?tag=...29VBFZR0ZS&

DVD: http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores...5006000_175-6-1

Rick

those books rock i have the fox guide to carp rigs, although you will never use most of the rigs here in the us, i have tries a couple and my catch rate has improved.

I agree this is a very good post for newbees like me. TY

How do you make boilies and/or where can you buy them. I have used them before and was told how to make them but that has been a long time ago. Any help would be appreciated.

youtube will prob have some info or just type "making bolies " in google search box

Thanks Jesse,
You were right youtube has quite a few.

for store bought baits check bigcarptackle.com its in OK buy mistral or solar brand..