johnnyboy28 1 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 never tried em mate so cant really comment,its hard to suggest any bait without knowing the lake your on,but imo carp when feeding in winter do it in very short spells,during these spells i think theyll take any bait put in front of them,so essentially locations key. when you get to your lake ave your 2 or 3 rods set up and if its not busy have a cast about until you find fish,id give each rod an hour before moving.once your on the fish it ca get pretty hectic then it just dies off,so be prepared to move again. look for signs of activity,most lakes are crystal clear this time of year,a good starting point can be where the sun hits the water or are there any springs that feed the lake. watching birdlife above and below the water can tell you whats going on beneath,but as i said earliear no lakes are the same so its a pretty open ended question,hope that helps a bit anyway. It wont matter what lake it is , if you introduce your bait throughout the year so it becomes a natural food source then you will catch all year round (as long as it is a quality bait/ food source) Location is always the key no matter what the time of year , but as tewesferrerter has said location and being at the lake when the much shorter window of feeding happens is the most important part of it. Quote Link to post
johnnyboy28 1 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Another winter carp 25lb Quote Link to post
Cornio 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) When I used to carp fish, I used Dynamite Source boilies in winter with some good results. Edited February 16, 2009 by Cornio Quote Link to post
BobHope 13 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 i always use fish based boillies in winter like octopus squid prawn shrimp etc.. and fruit ones in summer strawberry pineapple etc.. seems to work for me obviously less bait in winter usualy just small pop up and few half boilies on pva stringer Quote Link to post
ellir0305 9 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 what is a good bait in the winter for carp? hairrigged sweetcorn Quote Link to post
johnnyboy28 1 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 what is a good bait in the winter for carp? hairrigged sweetcorn This is a good bait all year round , but big roach / rudd bream and tench also eat this Quote Link to post
wilko 1 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 been doing well on 14mm winter secret pops. solar bait.... Quote Link to post
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