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Post by jlibs on Sept 7, 2006 16:26:38 GMT -5
Over here in Europe and in the UK, Carp are where it's at! I went into a fishing shop in Holland two weeks ago that was geared 100% towards carp. They have carp tournaments here with $1,000,000 prizes.
Has anyone been targeting these ugly monsters with the fly rod? I've tried but struck out. The fight on a spinning rod is unbelievable!
I can find them, but what's the trick to entice them?
JLIBS
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Post by gonefishing on Sept 8, 2006 12:09:50 GMT -5
I remember Field and Stream publishing an article about an annual carp fishing tournament in, I believe, Idaho. The tourney was fly fishing - top water ONLY! I read the article out of curiosity not interest so I don't remember many specifics. I do remember that there were several tips for bringing these fish to the surface. Before reading the article I didn't even know carp would rise for a fly, I thought of them as bottom feeders only. Maybe the website has an archive, or one of our members subscribes and saves back issues?
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Post by JoeOverlock on Sept 8, 2006 14:37:25 GMT -5
Hey Kieth, do you know around when the that issue was published. I've got a pretty good collection of Field & Stream.
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Post by Uplander on Sept 8, 2006 22:29:45 GMT -5
There has been several articles in F&S over the past few years relative to carp fishing. I too typically skim them as they ain’t my forte….
If you’re on the “Continent,” I suppose it’s worth your while to give carp a whirl. But, if you’re in the UK, you should be Hell-bent on reserving some time on a trout river. Fly fishing for trout on one of England’s great trout rivers is not to be missed, especially for carp….
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Post by JoeOverlock on Sept 9, 2006 7:30:48 GMT -5
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Post by gonefishing on Sept 9, 2006 17:16:07 GMT -5
I want to say it was about 2 years ago I saw the article in F&S.
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Post by ctroy36 on Sept 9, 2006 20:06:20 GMT -5
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