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kenr74
I will have to try the bread trick. Not sure if they just moved into this area or if they just happened to be on top that day. I don't think my little trout pole would have a chance so I guess I'll take the big pole with me next time.
Years back, I hit an old stomping ground on the Long Tom River for smallies. I began tossing, my favorite surface plugs (chuggers and poppers). Bam! Caught one carp after the other! It blew my mind because as Bass mentioned; they are typically bottom feeders. And it may have only worked, in river with choppy surface water. So if you have the same conditions there; you might give surface plugs a try. Toss 'em in; and let 'em sit for a moment. Then twitch. Wait. Twitch again. Reel it in a bit. Let it sit again. Twitch. Repeat. Then reel it it. Also try varying the method--like toss it in, and reel rapidly back. Etc. Good luck.
TD, it must have been wild to catch so many. Were the carp feeding on berries or cottonwood fluff?