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Drew9870
I have been trying to catch carp since I was about 13, I'm 17 and I still have not caught a carp, the main places I try are Bluegill Ponds (the two ponds across the bridge from walter wirth [Yes there are two]) and walling pond. The main baits I use are corn, bread, and yesterday I made up a batch of peanut butter doughballs with cornmeal, I would like some info on how to catch the carp around here. I have seen some giant carp in the first pond at bluegill ponds. Maybe I should try fishing around the riverfront park on the Willamette? I have seen some giants around there too. Has anyone ever caught any carp out of Bluegill ponds or walling, or my uncle even says he caught a giant out of walter wirth, but I think someone put it in there.
I am not looking to travel out of salem, if I was going to, I would be at the snake river fishing for carp.
Especially when they are snagged and you really don't have any control of them. It didn't move very fast but just went wherever it felt like until it finally tired out a bit. After we got it in the boat and measured it, he released it so it's getting bigger too. There are a LOT of carp in Brownlee.They put on a heck of a fight when they are that big don't they?
I use bread for carp. I always throw some pieces in the water first to attract them. Once they are there tear off about a quarter to a third of the slice of bread and fashion it to the hook so the bread floats on top of the water. You have to be gentle when you cast it or it will fly off the hook. Then I watch and wait until a big carp comes along and sucks my bait in wait about a second and set the hook and fish on. Good luck
Doesn't the hook catch in your mouth when you cast? :lol::lol::lol:I was taught to: remove crust;cram bread into mouth;take giant swig of cheap wine;saturate bread with wine(in mouth);wrap ball of wine soaked bread onto hook;form gooey ball;gently cast and HANG ON!!!!
TTFishon;
That is a hoot! You are the only one I have ever heard that also uses bread. I learned to use it over 35 year ago down in California,north of Santa Maria. There is a big difference,though. I was taught to: remove crust;cram bread into mouth;take giant swig of cheap wine;saturate bread with wine(in mouth);wrap ball of wine soaked bread onto hook;form gooey ball;gently cast and HANG ON!!!! They put up one hell of a fight! Great fun,too. The park ranger always asked us to remove them from the water. They would remove them from the shore or there was always a family in a camper that would come grab them as fast as we hooked them. My husbands' friend got pulled off the dock and into the lake by one huge Carp...too much wine. Be safe.
Barb
Mike
You live in Springfield so I thought I would let you know if you go on Youtube and search for oregon carp it will come up with a video of guys bowhunting carp in the Amazon Slough in Eugene, I have seen the Amazon River :lol: that flows through Eugene which is a tiny, 4 foot wide trickle. I haven't ever heard of the Amazon Slough
I went on google maps and looked at it, I didn't know that Fern Ridge had carp. I need to try the Amazon and Fern Ridge for sure, I have heard there are giant crappie in Fern Ridge
Mike
You live in Springfield so I thought I would let you know if you go on Youtube and search for oregon carp it will come up with a video of guys bowhunting carp in the Amazon Slough in Eugene, I have seen the Amazon River :lol: that flows through Eugene which is a tiny, 4 foot wide trickle. I haven't ever heard of the Amazon Slough