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kngfsher12
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I'm new to carp fishing and would like to get more into it. What are some techniques and baits that I should try out? There's a lake near my house with some schools of 10 to 15 pounders feeding close to shore and I would like to try to hook into some of them. any ideas?
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Muskies and PIke first, pannies and eyes second, bass and cats a distant third.
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Slop Bass
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Well the easiest thing you could do is get some stiff tackle and simply throw out a gob of nightcrawlers.....You'll catch 'em. 
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"The Iaconelli of IDA"
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channelcatben
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Keep it simple. #6 or #4 hook, some sweet corn or a crawler gob, split shot for weight. Slip sinker rigs work well, too. There is a ton of info on the good ol' interweb, as the Brits have been finesse rigging carp for years. Those guys sure know how to make a relatively simple thing pretty darn complicated.
If you watch the carp long enough, you'll see that they often follow the same path back and forth through an area, like deer using trails. Cast your bait into that trail. When they're close to shore, you can sometimes see them take the bait. That's a lot of fun.
Things might be a little slow right now, depending on where they're at with the spawn. They aren't too interested in eating when they're doin' the nasty.
Good luck!
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The two best times to fish are when it's rainin' and when it ain't.
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DFresh
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Corn or bread works well too. Make sure you use a proper hook, not too big or too weak. I have had cheap Eagle Claw hooks completely bent in a circle by a big carp.
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It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John Steinbeck
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RangerSki
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I prefer my compound bow and arrow. Its alot of fun and good for the lakes.
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"Rangers Lead The Way"
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mplspug
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I'd go with corn. I think guys who target carp will agree.
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Some people like fishing, I prefer catching.
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deertracker
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I'll second the bow. I fought a 36" carp for 15 minutes last year. It made six runs at about 15 yards a run. What a blast.
DT
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"But now I will send for many fishermen," declares the Lord, "and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and from the crevices of the rocks.
Jeremiah 16:16
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