Carp tactics?

[Little Butch 16]

Going away to Devon In 3 Weeks and the Cabin we're staying In backs right onto a Lake so you can pretty much Fish from the Door!

Not sure what's In there exactly but I know It holds Carp so I thought I'd try and catch a few.

 

Groundbait? Ledger? Float?

 

Any tips?

 

Butch

[coursing mad 5]

you want a big methord feeder on mate with a led core leader on. fill it with groundbait and a big chunk of meat on the hair rig always works for me.. best of luck mate. tom!!

[droid 11]

Depends.

 

If it's a match carp water, then an inline method feeder on 7/8lb mono, size 16 hair rigged hook, meat or sweetcorn (out of a can). You can buy method hooklengths from any tackle dealer. They are very short, about 6cm. Use a fishmeal based groundbait and don't go too mad at first. Give the fish time to find the bait and settle before you start walloping too much bait in. Bites will be wraparounds.

 

If it's a specimen water then you need advice from the bivvy brigade.....

[the muts nuts 0]

never go rong with crab n mussle 15mm bolies and im5 groundbait mixed with tuna use tuna with sunflower oil dnt mix too wet and use pva bags

its worked for me on a few waters

and dnt tell no 1 else lol

good luck

[jamiew 11]

get some dog biscuits in,if its warm they,ll be on the top plenty of biscuits before you drop yours in,if you havnt got a controller float,just free line and hook a pva bag on to give you a bit of weight,jamie

[Little Butch 16]

I don't think It's a specimen Lake, I haven't really got much of an Idea as to what's In there..

I think I'll go for 2 Rods Ledgered and another 2 rigged up with Floats and use Sweetcorn & Luncheon Meat for Bait and keep the Groundbait In fairly small amounts but always there

 

What Line strength would you recommend?

 

Butch

[droid 11]

If it's match carp then 8lb will be more than adequate, given a through-action rod.