Simon, I've been fishing for around 50 years and am still waiting for my
double! True I've only been targetting carp for a couple of years, but
there's more to fishing than achieving personal bests. That is not to say I
won't be excited about getting my double, but I still enjoy the fishing.
Just a few observations as a relative newcomer to the mysterious world of
carp fishing:
1. Don't be daunted by all the technology and wonder baits. They're as much
about catching anglers as fish. The simple baits still work, such as maggot,
bread corn.etc.
2. Local knowlege is invaluable. Find out what is catching on your water.
3.Respect the fish and treat them as a valuable commodity.
4. Enjoy your fishing.
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On Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:57:08 +0000, fishin' kid
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i've been fishing for a couple of years now and never caught a carp
(maybe because i wasn't fishing for them) but my uncle is taking me
carp fishing soon and he told me i only needed to take a tin of cat
food as bait.

my uncle is a very good fisherman and i trust what he says but is
there much chance of catching on tinned cat food?

Also can anyone give me some tips on how to catch carp because this is
a lake where you cant use ground-bait so i think it could be challenge
to catch anything.


Look, see: http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/carplinks.html