fredcromer wrote:
: HOW LONG did it take to get your first DOUBLE carp?? I've been
: fishing now, with my old man, for 3 spring/summers..(not into the
: cold)..i've been to about 10 different day ticket waters, and i'm
: still waiting for my 'double'..i've had a 9lb5oz, 3 eights and about
: 5 sevens, but this summer i'm gonna get it..It would help if I had
: transport, as I have to rely on my dad feeling well enough to go,
and
: the weather has to be warm...I'd fish in a snowstorm...
: All the Best...FRED C..from Grimsby home of the CODFATHER

It was two years before i got my first double, but after that they
seem to get more frequent.
What methods are you using?
The old ways of launching a big bait and weight to the middle of the
lake aren't always the best - carp have learned fast that this is a
danger zone and so do their dining elsewhere - try in the margins near
some weeds and bullrushes, I have caught many double figure carp in
less than 18 inches of water.
Surface fishing is always good in summer and the best baits for this
are chum mixer (held on with bait bands), bread (brown bread is
better), dried cat food and any type of floating pellets.....you may
need a controller float to cast them any distance but I dont bother
with that, I prefer to fish them close in.

HTH