How to catch carp, CHEAP and SIMPLE carp fishing tips
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This is a how to catch carp tutorial and tip video. Fishing for carp is an amazing time, they are one of the hardest fighting freshwater fish and a totally underrated species. In this video I go over the basics of how to get started carp fishing for the beginners who have never targeted them before. I explain carp bait, rods and reels, methods, and a few carp tips.
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Whole corn works like a charm on carp and catfish - my buddies and I used to use this long ago and would catch tons of fish with this technique. Only thing is that your throw a whole can of corn out at near sunset and come back at the next sunrise and start reeling them in using a single piece of corn on the bottom on a number 6 or 8 hook with 12lb test line - I liked the number 8 hook the best - yeah! really does work well
Carp are so underrated! This video actually helped me catch my first carp!
They are very underrated, one of the hardest fighters. Congrats on your first carp
This is the best and most complete tutorial for carp newbies. Thank you very much.😮
You are welcome! It’s the video I was looking for but couldn’t find when I just got started
Caught my first two today. Used homemade boilies per Luke's recipe on a hair rig. Learned a lot from the three that got away. Most exciting fishing of my life.
They are amazing to fight!
Congrats on your first catches
Thank you for your video. Tried carp fishing for first time this past weekend.. Was a blast
Hopefully I gave you some useful tips!
This video is perfect! I'm definitely going to try these methods and Rigs next time I go out. Thanks for the advice
Absolutely! Go get em!
This works for smallmouth buffalo and grass carps as well which fight just as hard.
Yesss! Go! & good fishin.
i usually don't comment on any videos but this video was quality, straight to the point and just overall flawless imo. +1 sub for you sir, tight lines
Thanks for the support. Hopefully I have good enough information
Yeah I would’ve thought the carp mouth was hard! Thanks for the info. I’m headed carp fishing asap!
This was a great video, to help people get started carp fishing. When I was a kid I'd fish for what ever I could catch and occasionally that would be a carp. As an adult I target fish for specific species and each has its own skill set and practices. As I watch this video I just had a small carp fishing session in a small creek behind my job, this year was the first time I saw carp in the creek and I made it a mission to target fish them. One point this video brings up and most people who only fish fresh water over look often is chumming the water. In the UK they call it spoding and theyve invented several methods and specialized pieces of equipment to basically drop chum into the water. Best advice I can give and it is what landed me two 30+ lbs carp today is, observe the water look for the fish chum and chum again I take hand fulls of corn and toss them into the water until I see the carp move to a area I want them, then I toss more corn to keep them actively eating and in that area this also makes them used to disturbances in the water so when you toss your hook and line in they assume it's just more corn falling into the water and don't spook. After I set my line in the water I continue to throw more corn into the water around my line, and when I'm done I throw any left over bait I don't need into the water.
This practice keeps the fish coming back and used to being feed, it also prevents them from leaving the area after fishing pressure is added.
And the last thing to add is be a good fisherman, take care of your catches ensure you don't cause excess stress or harm to the fish, take a moment to admire your cagtch but then get that fish back into the water and give it a moment to recoup before you release it. Carp are tough fish but they are big and can get hurt during a fight or landing so take care of the cagtch so these fish can continue growing big an beautiful for the next fisherman
This is an awesome video! I used this to go out and try carp fishing for the first time...total success! 3 fish from 10-14 lbs! Thank you!
You’re welcome, glad it helped you out!
was struggling catching some carp all day ima try this next time i go out for sure appreciate it!
Go get em!
Great video! I started fishing for Carp last summer- I haven’t hardly fished for any other species since. I’ve been fortunate enough to catch so many 30 pounders! Amazing! Wooooo!❤️🙏😎👍
Awesome! Sounds like you found a great spot if it’s holding a lot of 30Lb carp. They put up some amazing fights.
The biggest aspect of carp fishing is swim location . Bait is rather less important to finding fish on the feed. The trick to catching more bigger carp is simply feed them more than you fish for them. Show up the same spot 4 times a week and give them a few cans of corn . They will clear the swim of debri and begin to return here more often. Build your swim first then enjoy trying to keep others away from it .
Absolutely. Prebaiting the spot is a fantastic way to keep fish in the area. Especially in lakes and ponds. I’ve recommended the technique in several videos. Tossing out feed the morning of your trip can also help a little if you didn’t have the ability earlier
@@BitesandStrikesFishing Yeah I learned alot from Tim Richardson's books. Range cubes and corn its really that simple.
@@npcwill283 it sure is. Sometimes I’ll just tie a range cube to my hook and It works
@@BitesandStrikesFishing I use em to help build a swim but after the swim gets going and that is what they are looking for . get the occasional massive buffalo !
@@npcwill283 I love catching buffalos. They are fun and underrated. My PB is 39.5lb and it took me 18 minutes to reel in. Every time it got within 10’ of the bank it would peel off another 50-100yrds of line and I had to start over
Great vid! Thanks for sharing links to products. Happy to see a catch and release carp vid. Sad that so many fishermen kill the carp they catch
Thanks for the support! I have a whole playlist of carp videos
Just getting into targeting carp been watching a lot of UK guys.
It’s very popular in Europe. They do things a little differently than we do. But we have similar methods.
Nice looking park lake, reminds me of parks in California where I live.
I’ll have to make it to California one day to fish. Any big carp out there?
I like seeing people from different country's fishing for carp in there own way and methods. Like you're rigs are so different how we do it in the UK 🇬🇧
Thanks! A lot of the time here we can just put some corn or bread on a small j-hook and catch them. Basically no rig at all.
But you have to step it up for trophy size.
We also have buffalo here that are very similar.
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Ohh ye I get what you mean.. you guys fish so different to us tho.. like how you put you rods up straight we use a rod pod low too the ground. It's just cool watching someone else from a different country fish a different way..
@@wardydoneuagain I feel the same way. I love watching a European fishing videos. Seeing all the techniques and gear. Lots of the reels I see are not sold in the US. Like the FOX brand, and some brands make reels specifically sold for European carp fishing.
Lots of us do stick our rods straight up, but I think that’s mostly because it’s common practice to not use rod holders. Just find a stick shaped like a Y and use that. And bait runners are just now slowly catching on here, so having the rod jammed in the ground allows the rod to bend and not get pulled in the water
Thank you
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Great video. All the info is good. I would only add to use barbless hooks if releasing. If you are keeping for food then go ahead and use barbed hooks or even treble hooks.
I use mostly single barb hooks, but a lot of the carp I catch gets used as bait for big alligator gar.
I bought the EU method feeder leads (my areas are not supper snaggy so i can use them) with pack bait and it caught me my pb common carp (over 30in). Such a fun fight
Congrats!!
nice job carp boy
Hawaiin rolls good for fish, and good for a snack
There's a lake near where I live in Pa and I usually bass fish from it's shore .one day I saw a carp just chillin by my spot..biggest fish I've ever seen. It must have been 20 pounds cuz it was like double the size of these. I want to catch one so bad. Just need the right gear.. nice video
I love to target carp with ultra light gear. That is the most fun I have while fishing.
Nice 👍
Thank you
in my local lake there is 10-50 pound carp this was really helpful
Go get em!!
New sub from fishbrain . We fish here in PA. Just caught a nice snow piggie. Such a great underrated fish. I use the same mix.
They are so underrated! They get a bad rap for being invasive. The same bait catches small mouth buffalo which also fight really hard
I use 8 lb test on a medium rod. I lost some that way but it is so much more fun.
I use to do the same thing. But when I fished in rivers with currents I had too many break off so I moved to 20lb line.
Great video but i set the hook hard but i use an altralight rod with 10lb test and for extra fun.
In my experience setting the hook hard has the potential of tearing the hook through their lips, but maybe on an ultra light you can get away with it.
Nice video my friend!!
Thanks! I get asked a lot about carps so hopefully this video will help some people
@@BitesandStrikesFishing Lots if good basics buddy...
@@FinancialFreebo thanks. That was the goal. A video for anyone looking to just start.
Caught my first carp not to long ago in Colorado on corn and today landed my personal best common on homemade dough bait 10 to 15 pounds on a medium heavy catfish rod and my god what a fight it was took me about 10 minutes to finally land him and what a blast it is i enjoy it more than catfishing which being from south carolina is a tough pill to swallow but pound for pound they are the hardest fighting fish in freshwater
They absolutely are! Wait till you get a 30lber!!
@@BitesandStrikesFishing that's my next goal caught 3 2 1/2 lbers today still a fun fight but I'm craving those big ones.
Thank you man hopefully I get one out there. Any tips for catching carp with alot of weeds at the top of the water
Aim past the weeds or look up a zig rig. I typically stay away from the edges and fish the edges
@@BitesandStrikesFishing wordddd man thank you so much
@@Con6lackfishingguy No problem. Good luck!
great video what size hair rig hook you use ? the link didn't work for me thanks
Thanks, I use small #4 size hooks
@@BitesandStrikesFishing thanks for the reply I will give it a try
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I bow fish for carp. Its so much fun.
Hopefully you use them for bait or food
@@BitesandStrikesFishing we'll use them for compost and every now and then we'll use them for bait.
The department of fish and wildlife in the state I live in does not want us eating them since they are contaminated with mercury. They recommend we give it to the wildlife like coyotes and birds. None of it goes to waste.
@@voskamp7022 I’ve never heard of using them as compost. That’s a pretty good idea
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It was a special collaboration between Academy and Whatsburger. It was a limited time deal
Been Carp fishing in the UK for 35+ years , Moving to Illinois in May and hopefully looking for some advice on locations for carp ..
They pretty much everywhere. Some states try to eradicate them since they are invasive so you will need to check with the local state regulations.
Down where I live I have a river coming into a pond and in a corner thee are hundreds of massive carp all on top of water. I’ve tried bobber fishing and it didn’t work. Haven’t tried bottom fishing there cause there is lots of grass there. I really want to get one of them suckers.
You might try mashing a piece of bread flat, so it floats, and trying that too
I just caught a 10lb carp on just corn and a #4 hook
It's funny you guys in the USA 🇺🇸 fishing for carp in the UK 🇬🇧 we spend millions and millions on carp fishing 🎣 do love carp fishing top video you can also catch carp on single bits of foam... we call it zig fishing type in zig fishing for carp are loads of videos in the UK on TH-cam can't help but learn more all the best and keep on catching carp....
I’ve watched a bunch of UK videos and there is such a difference in technique from the USA. Most people here consider them a trash fish because they are not a native species but they sure are fun to catch.
Bass fishing here is the #1 sport fish. Bass anglers spend thousands of $$$ on gear and rods and lures. It’s probably the most comparable thing to the UK carp anglers
@@BitesandStrikesFishing seen some of the prize money for Bass fishing in America your spot on mate its all bass in the USA and carp in the UK...I'm off to France in July to catch carp hopefully over 70 pounds as Europe has massive carp in Hungary 🇭🇺 thay go over a hundred pounds thay are massive carp. I've seen videos of carp over 40 pounds in the USA 🇺🇸 guys from the UK go over and fish with friends in the USA 🇺🇸 on amazing water's. In the UK we are so busy with carp you will have people all around lake's day and night fishing all weekend to catch one or two. Its growing so popular in the UK in the last 30 years it's just gone mental for carp fishing 🎣 I'm so envious of all the carp in the USA 🇺🇸 so much potential to grow the hobby. Keep on spreading the carp word its only going to get bigger over time I'm sure of it
@@sidmac9071 hope you land a 100lbs!!
Carp fishing is taking off a bit here. They are so plentiful. We can usually easily catch them in our nets when tossing for bait fish. I think that’s one of our biggest issues. Not many people want to spend hours or money targeting a fish that they can catch in a net. But man, they fight so hard and get huge.
I watched Fishing with Carl’s trip to US and was jealous of those big ones. We have such massive lakes here that you’d need to bait up for a week to attract them 😂
Caught a ~20lb carp today from a railroad bridge. I could see 3 huge ones swimming together and I literally lowered my line with a nightcrawler in front of their noses and the first two didn't bite (swam right past it) but the third one gulped it right up and I instantly hooked it.
I caught my very first carp on a night crawlers
@@BitesandStrikesFishing This was my first one too. Was not a fish in sight--just a bunch of turtles--and these 3 came strolling in. Just magnificent creatures. So big and move slowly most of the time.
@nicholash8021 they move slow till you set the hook!
Great video , I never had a good luck with carp , its always cat fish , they are way faster to catch the bait that carp , not sure if They scare carp off 😁
They do. Catfish prey on carp.
Great information in this video. I fish for carp in New Jersey, and my biggest problem (holding me back from catching more carp), is the darn turtles!!! I’ve been researching using different euro-style rigs (like a zig rig ) to help keep my hook bait off the bottom. Any suggestions on avoiding turtles??? Thanks
Turtles and channel catfish will always be a issue here. In the UK they don’t have turtles.
There’s a rig called a zig rig that allows your bait to float. I do not have any videos of since I never really use it. But that might help you
@@BitesandStrikesFishing I’ve been researching zig rigs recently to get around the turtle issues, and just bought a couple pre-tied rigs. Haven’t had a chance to use them yet
Thanks for getting back. You confirmed my suspicion that zigs could be the answer.
@@josephquinn7356 they will help keep the bait off the bottom but I’m not sure how well they will help against turtles. Let me know if you have any success
@@BitesandStrikesFishing will do. Good luck fishing!
@@josephquinn7356 same to you
Just a heads up. Some states it is illegal to chum waters (usually specifically with corn).
I’ve heard that as well.
Always check your state’s regulations
That's a stupid law
Some species die from uncooked corn ingestion
Smallest hook in my arsenal in 4/0 octopus circle hooks. Is this too big? Recently started fishing and I have plenty of these and bigger for cat fishing. Would like to use what I have before buying more. Even if they’re cheap.
I would say they are too big, unless you have large carp in your area. I prefer j-hooks as well because of the difference in lips from catfish, but I’ve seen people use circle hooks.
My typical hook size is size 4 or 6. Carp can be finicky so the smaller hook allows it to get in the small mouths undetected
Looks like bakers park Maryland
Caught a massive one today, just using corn, it was my first carp ever, had no fishing net ended up losing the fish.
I find it kind of hard to catch it tho!
Landing nets help a lot. Carp like to fight right at the bank
Method lead and hair rig
Another great bait is trout pellets I'm sure you can get it over there
Dog food chum floats then use a small piece of sponge similar color as the dog food
Where I live the dog food attracts way too many channel catfish, but I’ve seen a lot of Europeans use it
How would I use this in a fast moving current? I see tons of carp in the water but can never catch them. Do u have any tips for what I should be using? I only have the rig where it’s a Carolina rig with a hook, sinker, and corn.
Fast current makes it hard. With moving water the carp will be moving as well. Look for slack water or eddies. Toss close to the bank where the current will be lighter. If that doesn’t help you’ll need to wait till the water slows down… or find a new spot.
Way to send a shout to Cats and Carp
He’s the GOAT of American carp fishing 🙌
Is a 10 pound line enough and would I be able to put a clip in its mouth to weigh it or would that not work?
10 pound will work, if you are targeting 30lb plus weight I’d go up to 50lb line.
Clips and hooks tear the lips and the gills. They are delicate fish. Best option is to weigh them in a net or bag
@@BitesandStrikesFishing Okay, thank you
@@BitesandStrikesFishing do you have any reccomendations for a rod that would hold a 50lb line?
On the shaft near the handle they should have a line rating printed on them. Look for a medium rod. I like Ugly Sticks. They are cheaper and durable
I’ve never caught a common carp. I’ve only ever seen one or two of them. I see grass carp way more often. There is a huge one I’ll occasionally see at my fishing spot. I tried pack bait but it never worked for anything except pond catfish.
Try some white bread balled up on a j hook. Grass carps love bread.
@@BitesandStrikesFishing Oh, I’ve caught one before, it was actually pretty easy. I fished out of a tiny neighborhood pond that had 4 of them. I tried to pick it up out of the water with my hands like a dummy and it broke me off. I found it a month later, dead, with the hook stuck in its mouth. Under 3 feet, but super fat, so probably 20-25lbs.
Something better than bread is a can of premade biscuit dough
I’ll have to give that a try. It makes sense. First time I’ve heard of that one.
Unless you plan on eating the carp you catch, to me, catching carp is similar to playing golf.
In the game of golf, you hit the ball and then go to where it landed after you've hit it and then hit it again.
With carp, you catch them and then you release them. You catch another one and then you release it. You hope you catch some more so you can release them too.
I guess I'm old school. When we go fishing, we do it with the intent of eating what we catch.
I know a lot of people do, but if I ate every fish I caught it would eliminate the fish population here 😂😂
@@BitesandStrikesFishing I seen a cartoon that someone posted on one of my social media accounts.
It showed a fisherman in a boat that had just caught a bass. The bass is talking to the fisherman telling him,
You catch me over and over again and they you release me. Get a life.
You had see it to really get the humor in it. I don't catch that many fish because my opportunities to go fishing aren't as plentiful as they once were.
Sorry to hear you don’t get to go as much anymore. Hopefully the times you get to go are more enjoyable since they are more spread out now
Where it that lake Please
How do you cook them there to get the taste of mud out of them
I don’t personally eat them because of the amount of bones, but I will soak catfish in milk or beer overnight to remove the muddy flavor
What size jello is that does it matter?
Doesn’t really matter. I’ll use a big box for big batches of bait, or a small one for small batches.
@@BitesandStrikesFishing ok thanks so much
I keep it super simple I mean simple just corn that’s it and still catch ‘em
Corn works, so does white bread
In my state chumming is illegal. Do you need to chum to catch carp?
No, it just helps bring them to the area
@@BitesandStrikesFishing ah, okay. Does using oily/smelly bait like something for catfish help attract them?
@Hamman5 it might, but you’ll probably end up attracting more catfish
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what do you with a carp you catch?
I normally release them back unless it’s gar season, then I’ll keep smaller ones for bait
But how can you tell if it’s a carp or catfish biting?
You’ll catch some catfish while carp fishing, they love corn and are scavengers. They eat almost anything. If the line gets pulled a few times in a row without a big take its probably a catfish.
But I have landed some 10-15lb blue catfish with the dough bait before. So that makes it fun
they grop up to 100+ Pounds not to mention the thai ones 220+
I’ve heard that they do!
Think the US record is around 70lb
Mexican salmon are easy to catch an yes they fight well
Mexican Salmon? That’s a first for me to hear that
@@BitesandStrikesFishing also known as whistle trout lol
@user-rc1qq9pn7k also never heard the term whistle trout 😂
Not a big ball just a small ball but you put a huge ass ball
With the spiral rig I use I can cast 100yrds 😬
IF YOU HAVE A POND WITH DUCKS DO NOT USE BREAD THAT FLOATS WITH YOUR HOOKS 😂
Absolutely 😂
I would hope people don’t want to catch ducks
@@BitesandStrikesFishing well my son sure did a swell job of it with a piece of bread. Didn't make his ball correctly and it floated and the duck took it. I had to sit on the pond shore and hold down this thing with its tongue hanging out and full this hook out it's throat. You ever seen a duck tongue? Shits weird. I hate ducks when fishing lol
Don't use it around seagulls either
@@johnlynch7834 I would imagine seagulls are worse 😂
Where is unhooking mat? UK carp police is watching😂
Still haven’t bought a landing mat, but I have had several European and UK followers recommended I get one. I’ve heard that in some places in the UK your not allowed to take the fish out of the water
Barbless hooks and landing mat is a must for most UK sites
Are you using barbed hooks in the uk they are banned. So less damage .?
I generally use single barb hooks
Fishing all my life and have never caught a carp! Never thought to put corn on a hook though so who knows....
White bread also works well. Especially in smaller bodies of water
Wow, its crazy how much errors Americans do in their carp setup and fishing.
We do it very differently for sure. I wouldn’t call it an error if it’s working though.
@@BitesandStrikesFishing True. Also American way is MUCH cheaper. In Europe we spend so much money on various mixes, etc, etc. This is because a lot of people fish for carp and you HAVE to go through all these steps to attract them. In US, very little people fish for them so they are very abundant.
@@dmitriykoltunov4261 not many Americans target carp here. They are considered invasive and sadly some states have a kill order for them to reduce the population.