Getting ready for spring carp

[Ready_fire_aim]

I used Luke nichols old pack bait recipe from the YouTube channel “catfish and carp”

It’s simple 3 ingredient: panko bread crumbs, strawberry jello mix, and canned corn. The trick is learning to get consistency right.

You’ll catch lots of smaller channel catfish with it too.

 

[BearSitsInTheWoods]

Never tried carp. Have a nice pontoon boat but I don’t know why, we seldom take it out anymore.

 

[Ken Robinson]

Ok, I guess there are two contenders, a Gar and a Spoonbill????

Oh Sorry, It didn't link. Was talking about Dinosaur Fish with long beak

 

[SPOONBILL]

Does a carp taste any different than a buffalo?
How big is too big?
Red meat?

 

[Perplexed]

Ok, I guess there are two contenders, a Gar and a Spoonbill????

Oh Sorry, It didn't link. Was talking about Dinosaur Fish with long beak

Spoonbills (properly known as paddlefish) don’t have teeth as adults.

 

[Master Carper]

Does a carp taste any different than a buffalo?
How big is too big?
Red meat?

A carp tastes much better than a buffalo!

When taken from clean water, I will keep carp that weight between 10 and 20 pounds.

I caught this 15 pound carp last year using my 7wt. fly rod, and that size is perfect for frying or canning.

A side by side comparison, when filleted, it looks just like salmon.

My favorite pack bait -

Old fashion oats, a can of whole corn, a can of cream corn, vanilla extract and boiled bird seed...

A hair rig is used with the pack bait, and the hair is baited with 2 or 3 pieces of boiled feed corn/sugar corn.

 

[DDriller]

Growing up we used to club carp on the Salt Fork in norther Oklahoma.

 

[dennishoddy]

Carp question, I don't mean to hi-jack the thread but where are all of the small carp 12" or less during the spring & summer? I've never seen any in the rivers or lakes I fish. I would like to have some for flathead bait.

Live perch are the preferred bait for flathead I've read.

 

[dennishoddy]

Are you talking about gar? If so, probably longnose gar. Those are a bear to get out of nets, as they get the monofilament tangled up in their teeth, then they roll the net up around their bodies for good measure.

Best of luck finding a fishing buddy!

A set of poultry shears that can cut bone gets them out of nets pretty easily.
Snip the gills so they die quickly after.

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[JT708]

Live perch are the preferred bait for flathead I've read.

Yes they are I use a lot of perch, bullhead works good too.