posted by admin on Apr 4

The Basic Carp Fishing Reels, Rods and Rigs Setup

Getting the right carp fishing reels, rods and rigs set up is vital to being successful

Fist you will want to use a hair-rig to better your chances of hooking one of these guys up once they do suck the bait in. One of the challenges with carp is that they will “taste” their food first and if they decide that they don’t like it they will spit it right out and never come back to it again…

One thing about carp is that they are extremely strong so I would suggest that you use a spider Line and be sure to keep it over a 50 lbs test. Once you have this you can use a leader material that seems to be most appropriate for you specific scenario.

You will want to start out by making a baiting needle. This can be accomplished by simply straightening out a long shank-hook. Once you’ve done this you can move your choice of bait down the shank. Then you will be able to slide the bait right from your needle onto the hair.

By threading whatever bait you decide to use onto your baiting needle and then hook the hair-loop you will have the best shot of keeping the bait on the hook. For bait you can use anything from corn to biscuits to chick-peas to actual Styrofoam that has been flavor soaked.

To give yourself the greatest advantage you will want to use a float. Floats add weight to your bait and cast so that you can get longer distance AND because of the heightened visibility it is much easier for you to identify exactly where your line is. Carp fishing is usually in mucky water so doing this is not always the easiest.

It is really important that you remember to use a controller float rig. In order to do this you can use at least a 3 foot leader that is attached to a swivel coming off of the main line.  I recommend that you do this with at least a 10 lbs. Drennan double strength line to reduce the chances of a break. If you can’t get this type of rig together a lower diameter monofilament can indeed accomplish the task, but you want to make sure that it is something that you can see…
Make sure that you have some way of knowing when you have a hit. Most carp fishermen will have multiple rods going at once and using some sort of an alarm system is important in this case. Carp only bit once and you don’t have a ton of time to set that hook. As such, you want to make sure that you grab that bite quickly.

Be sure to continue baiting your area every day AND in the same spot. When carp realize that there is indeed regularity to the food source, trust me they will continue to come back for it.  Be patient, persevere and be smart about where you are fishing and you will be pleasantly surprised with the successes you will have carp fishing.

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