Fishing Topwater Lures For...Carp?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- I found this to be a very interesting trip! We intended to target smallmouth during a mayfly hatch but found they hadn't quite moved in on the easy meal yet. Instead the carp were in the buffet lines around mayfly swarmed trees gulping up those that fell in the water.
I used a Nikko hellgrammite as a finesse topwater lure to mimic a mayfly and trick several carp into biting using the same method I would for smallmouth, essentially topwater bass fishing for carp!
Here's where you can find the Nikko Hellgrammites I was using in this video: amzn.to/2JSvN2W
I rigged the hellgrammite with a 1/0 Owner Mosquito light hook
I remember when over 30 years ago I gave my 3 1/2 year-old son a crappie jig on his tiny rod to go fish about 5 feet away from me. I actually thought he would not catch anything, but he still would be entertained while I caught some sauger. Lo and behold my son starts to fight a huge fish. We eventually landed a near 10 lb carp - I still have the picture of him proudly hold that fish up on a stringer. He now is 36 years-old and he is hooked on fishing, and he is a better fisherman than I ever was. Great video.
That thing was probably bigger than him!!, fishing is always produced some of the best times and stories
Ha reminds me of a time my dad and I went fishing and my youngest brother wanted to ride along in the boat. My brother brought his mickey mouse fishing pole and kept bugging my dad about wanting to use this really old rusted ice fishing jig. Finally my dad tied it on, a minute later my brother pulled up a nice walleye from a lake that we didnt even think had walleye!
I once caught a carp on a Mepps Cyclops! Hooked in the mouth too. lol.
Every men in this world have to experience something as cool as that
That’s awesome man
My boys came across your channel and I’m absolutely thrilled the did.... from everything available to them on TH-cam I’m glad you provide them with quality fun safe entertainment. Thanks....
Thanks Jason and that’s awesome your boys enjoy watching my videos! I know I have a lot of younger viewers so I try to keep it family friendly.
Very well said ❤️
Carp are incredible fighters! I started fishing for them over 30 years ago, using my 11'6" steelhead noodle rod, 6 lb. test mono, small wide gap hook and canned corn kernels. What a blast!
I love how carp put up such a great fight.
oh yes tom eat me
They’re very underrated but are extremely fun and exciting to catch. 👍🏻
I just want you to know that I bought a kayak...and a red/white spook...and a whopper plopper... and I used some of the casting techniques that you use around reeds and points tonight for the first time... and caught a nice bass on my 2nd cast! I also got a lot more hits.
All thanks to you and this channel!
"im not out here mike longing them" lmaoooooo, you are by far the best angler on youtube. keep making amazing content!
Josh Magers what does “Mike longing them” mean?
I LOL'd.
It means illegally snagging them. Look up Mike Long
lolllll I was going to say the same thing hahaha. If anyone doesnt know. Mike long is known for snagging tournament size bass.
Haa!
You're the Bob Ross of fishing ❤️❤️. Love your videos
Someone always makes this comment. Is it you?
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@@RocketsFishingAdventures Good to know.
In Australia, we call the Carp 'Mud Marlins' because of the way they fight, especially when catching them up around the 1 meter mark, you sure do know you have a fish on. Great vid as always Matt.
You should do a team-up with "Catfish and Carp!" Mr. Carp Fisherman.
Wow! I've never seen carp doing anything other than sitting in the grass or running for their life it I get within 5 feet. I will have to try this. That was an awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
They are sooooo fun to catch! Better and stronger fighters than bass for sure! Haha so cool!
Ahahah I laughed out loud when you said “I’m not out here mike longing them “ 🤣
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I love the progression of this video:
"Hey, I caught a carp. Not really fishing for carp, but that was fun."
"Man, the carp are really biting today. How unusual."
"Fuck it. I guess I'm fishing for carp."
That’s fishing for ya some days 😅😂 sometimes it’s “whatever’s biting”
That looks like so much fun. You are the first kayak fisherman I came across on TH-cam and I have been hooked ever since.
As a carp guy thanks for showing me something new
This is my new addiction channel. I love to see the pigs. You make it look so easy.
This was back in the late 70's I was in moses lake washington.. In those days if I didn't fish at least 3 or four times a week I had withdrawals.. Any way moses lake back then was basically a carp lake (they have since poisoned it off and they have a great lake now.. But I went for a day out to fish carp.. had a blast caught som monsters out there.. The one and only time I ever fished for those creatures.. But with a medium eagle claw pole and 6 lbs test you can imagine he fun.... Though it might have been my heavy line the 8 lbs test I was using.. I have not fish for carp since and I have not been back to moses lake either.. But I hear it is a terrific lake these days.. Thanks for the share and carry on.. love to go fishing with you..
I honestly didnt think you can fish lures for carp. Thats outstanding
I love fishing artificials for carp. They are such an awesome fighting fish, and they get pretty big also.
Andrew Fishman bb
I’m really enjoying the Nikko hellgrammites that I got earlier this year. They are durable baits no doubt.
Carp fishing is a blast. Getting to use lures for them is even better. Awesome content.
Throwing a wriggle tail grub or curl tail grub for them on the rivers is one of my favourite forms of fishing. Mostly I just throw bread baits in the local lake for them.
I've done that with a miniature jitter bug in black. I wood paint red eyes on it when the cicada were coming on to hatch. Only problem though is it is a 16-17 year wait. But it really works.
G'day from Australia. I love your videos buddy. We call them European Carp here in Australia and they are considered a pest. European carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a pest that adversely affects the health of our rivers and wetlands. It was first introduced to Australian waterways more than 100 years ago and has since established in every state except the Northern Territory. Able to tolerate a wide range of conditions and habitats, including low-oxygen and brackish water, it is considered one of the country's major aquatic pests. If we catch these we are not allowed to throw them back in any water way, we have to throw them on the bank or some people keep them to eat. They also make excellent crab bait. I keep them from crab bait. Keep up the good fishing.
Funny you posted this.. I caught a big grass carp on a whopper plopper last weekend on the river. I’ve never had it happen before. Took me for a fun ride in the yak
Poor mike long, probably an uber driver these days.
I watched a grass carp eat my topwater popper once, probably thought it was a leaf. Definitely a rare bite.
Or thought it was a big bug. They eat bugs to and sometimes baitfish if there really hungry.
Carp are Great Fighters I have Foul Hooked big ones before and man they are hard to get in.
My dad use to smoke carp. He built a smoker out of a 50 gallon vegetable oil drum. We had an apple tree that had been struck by lightning, and dad used the apple wood to smoke the carp. It had alot of bones in it, but it was good. He loved crappie fishing in the river across the road, and salmon snagging in Sheboygan, and paddle fishing in Wyoming. Paddle fish is really good in beer batter. Lots of good fishing in his life.
I once had a carp turn and chase a Mepps Aglia, even nipped at it without being hooked. I've also read about fly-fishermen who fish a pattern imitating a certain kind of plant-blossom that carp eat. They are indeed more interesting and unpredictable than they're often given credit for.
I actually caught one on Lego Chewbacca a week or two before this! I would have added it to that video but it was a smaller one and I misidentified it as a sucker lol.
I'm happy to see that you can have fun catching carp. Great video.
Carps are a wild card for me. I’ll catch them on bass jigs and crankbaits. Really cool to see them caught on topwater finesse rigs.
Love to catch carp in the local river. They put up an excellent fight. Caught a 20 lb carp the other day, took about 30 minutes to land him. The locals were begging me to give it to them to eat. It got released back to the river..
Very cool. Always neat to get a carp to legitimately take a lure.
Just imagine the Carp fly fishing at that time
I wish I was half as good as you are at getting a hook out of a fish. You have some sort of effortless technique.
Some people think carp are trash fish....I sure like em! They’re a neet fish!
I’m so happy you posted this video because as I was on the CT river here in VT I was throwing my whopper plopper over a grassy stretch and some big carp were munching stuff on the surface and I was shocked. Nice to see you were having similar experience except you were actually catching carp.
As always your videos are amazing! So peaceful and enjoyable to watch. Also thank you for taking the time to share all of the gear you were using. Very helpful!
I don’t care if I’m first or not
I didn’t see the thumbnail
I didn’t see the video yet
I didn’t see the title but I know the videos gonna be great
Heck yeah
4:22 😂😂😂 I’m going to start say that every time I accidentally snag a fish.
I’ll have to start accusing my fishing buddies when they catch one bigger than mine lol
Everybody rips on carp until you realize they're more beast mode than pretty much anything else. Smart things are tough to catch a lot of the time.
I used to be a bass fisherman like you until I discovered carp fishing
hes not just a bass fisherman he fishes bluegill crappie muskie pike
catfish
I've not seen or heard of anyone catching carp in the UK on floating lures like this. Sometimes hear of people fly fishing for carp with nymphs and blobs. I've ordered a few similar lures and hooks to try when it warms up in spring. Will be alot of fun if it works. Can't see why it wouldn't. I've got some lovely light lure setups that would make catching carp fun. I find they tend to be qute boring on the usual heavier carp rod setups. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome catching those four carp on an artificial lure!
Those carp are just suckers hanging out with the bass holes.
What a great side track. Those carp will put up a fight. 👍
That was very enjoyable Matt. Thanks
I have to say the place is a good fishing spot especially on a kayak.
I fish carps regularly and this is new to me as well carps biting top water bug.
I fish carps with 4lb test 5ft ultralight ugly stik lol that is STRUGGLE...
Yes !! Made my day. Catching up on chores. Few minutes for bass. Thanks.
great videos, wife and I wind down in the evenings to them ...IMO you are the Bob Ross of fishing =) (famous TV painter, smooth soothing voice as he taught how to paint)
First time i see topwater carp fishing, awsome, never knew that it possible!
Thanks for sharing your setup.
This gives me an idea how to catch carp, redhorse... I hope they take the bait anytime of the year. I fish to eat and I see big carps swimming around where I fish from the bank. Maybe this hellgrammite will get them to bite in the shallow.
I've used small Krazy Krawlers to take huge carp feeding on the surface. If you can time it right, and be there when the 16 year locusts are out and about you will be Golden with this set-up.
Wow such a great fisherman
dude they were choking it! enjoyed the vid!
Might have to give that a try for carp this spring!!
Definitely a sleeper spot. I know the lake. I need to get some helgramites haha
Thanks for sharing. I also enjoy sight fishing for Carp. 👍
Interesting deal ~ Didn't see that coming. Nicely Done.
Seems like another great fishing channel. Subbed!
Yet another good and informative video...I also catch carp from time to time...strong fighters. Quick question if you do not mind: regarding tying topwater lures or any lures to line, do you think it makes a difference tying the line directly to the lure versus tying a Duolock snap to the line for easy, quick lure changes? Thank you for your time...
I've caught carp on small panfish jigs. Marabuo hair and plastic as well as bug style jigs. They eat bugs and in some rare occasions they will eat small bait fish. But they are very very fun to catch.
Did he say top water fishing for carp? What a epic story ! Thank you for sharing !👍
Great content as always. Really like that you explained the setup and tacit. 👍🎣
Another great video Matt. Holy Carp can the fight .Are you still using that same pack out hellgas?
Thanks Chris! I’ve gone through a couple packs since I first started using them last year. I don’t think I’ve ever destroyed one, I either lose them to a snag or have given a few away to friends to try.
Can’t let my son see this one! He would love to try this out in South Jersey. Great stuff Matt!
Carp are fun on light tackle. We even go after them with fly rods at times. Call it a poor man's bonefishing.
I have done fly fishing for carp and they're a blast!
Top water lure, sight fishing, CARP? SWEET!!! "Mike Long'n em'", LOL, LOL!!!!!
Carp are my favorite fish to catch, pound for pound the best fighters to me.
Mr carp is just like: “mmm. Yummy oxygen!”
That’s look like so much fun catching carp that way. Good video.
Yet another fantastic video!
Always enjoy watching your videos
I just made some creamed corn boilies for carp yesterday. I'm ready to catch some big boys!
Count me also as one who almost always watches your adds , because you deserve it !
Any info on the pliers you use? I've been looking to buy new ones and think the scissor style you use would work great
Wow dude you are such great angler! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for not being an absolute a$$ hole and killing the carp for no reason 🙏🏻
“Mike long em”- I’m dead 😭
I'm fishing a pond right now and there are about 30 visible carp and they are going crazy for my whopper plopper 75. I've never seen anything like it, I can't even hook a bass lol
Minnesota tourism should pay you.
Tip: You can calm carp down by covering their eyes
The bugle mouthed brown trout!
The only time I’ve been able to consistently catch carp is with live crawdads. They love em!
Haha I never thought I would say this but yesterday I caught a 17lb carp on a square-bill crank bait on light tackle crazy fight. He had it in his mouth also
That’s crazy! I caught one on my blade bait once and it definitely looked like it tried to eat it! I was surprised a carp would take something moving so fast.
Awesome
"Not mike longing it" lol priceless.
They fight so much harder than bass
you're like the Bob Ross of fishing
Looks like heaven out there
Another great one!!
Nice video buddy some of the best
Another great video thank you sir cheers🍻🍻🍻
hookws into a nice 8lb carp on a neg rig not to long ago they are a lot of fun to catch!
Is It not difficult to cast those light lures with a 10 pounds monofilament? Is it nylon or fluorocarbon?
Don't kill the carp aren't they invasive fish not native to local Waters.?
Great video top water lure
いつも楽しく観てます。
先日のチューイの動画はとても面白かったです。
私は日本でスモールマウスを釣ってます。
とても楽しいですが、日本でスモールマウスバスは歓迎されません。
豊かな自然とスモールマウスが気持ち良く泳ぐ川が羨ましいです。
これからも応援しています。
What part of Minnesota are you at? I'm out of state but will be visiting the midwest next year!