there is this lake near me with alot of big carpe and koi's that swim together. what bait is the best to catch carpe? on TV i always see them fly fish for them, but i dont fly fish.
fishing for carpe and koi's maybe
- Thread starter vtnamezeboi
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You can buy commercial carp bait (stays on the hook a little better) but dough balls work as well.
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Have a look at these links
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46698&highlight=carp+bait
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Carp Doughball Recipes
Cornmeal Carp Bait
Boil 1 pint of water in saucepan
Mix 2 cups of cornmeal and 1 cup of flour together in a bowl
Add 1/2 package of gelatin to boiling water (any flavor)
Put burner on low and add 2 tablespoons (tbsp.) sugar and I tbsp. of vanilla flavor.
With a large spoon cover the surface of the water with the cornmeal and flour mixture. A bubble of water will come through. Cover the bubble with cornmeal. Another bubble will come through (cover again). over the bubbles until the cornmeal/flour mix is gone. Stir dough mixture for about 30 seconds. Remove pan from the stove and dump dough onto foil. Knead the dough as soon as it is cool enough, then roll into a ball. Wrap dough in foil, and refrigerate. (Keeps about a week)
Doughball Delight
Blend together 1 cup of water, 1 1/2 tbsp. vanilla, 1 tbsp. honey, and 4 tbsp. sugar in a medium-sized pot, over medium heat. When mixture starts to boil, slowly sprinkle in 1 cup of yellow cornmeal. Stir mixture quickly and thoroughly for about 3 min. until it becomes a firm doughy consistency. Remove from heat and put dough on a dinner plate. Press the dough flat and let it cool for 1 or 2 min. then turn it over and let the other side cool. Work the dough in your hand for a minute, then place it in a plastic bag and seal it.
Bouncing Doughball
2 cups flour
2 cups cornmeal (Quaker)
2 cups water
Put into an old pot and stir into a paste. Cook, flatten, and stir until mixture becomes thick. Add I tbsp. vanilla, 4 tbsp. Karo dark syrup. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Cook, flatten, and stir until thick again. For desired consistency, make a little ball out of the mixture, drop it and if it doesn’t bounce an inch or two, continue cooking until it does.
Jell-O Doughball
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add three tbsp. of strawberry flavored Jell-O, then slowly add, while stirring a mixture of two cups of yellow cornmeal and one cup of flour. Now, turn down the heat and stir while cooking for about five minutes. Let the dough cool thoroughly before refrigerating in a plastic bag.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46698&highlight=carp+bait
also
Carp Doughball Recipes
Cornmeal Carp Bait
Boil 1 pint of water in saucepan
Mix 2 cups of cornmeal and 1 cup of flour together in a bowl
Add 1/2 package of gelatin to boiling water (any flavor)
Put burner on low and add 2 tablespoons (tbsp.) sugar and I tbsp. of vanilla flavor.
With a large spoon cover the surface of the water with the cornmeal and flour mixture. A bubble of water will come through. Cover the bubble with cornmeal. Another bubble will come through (cover again). over the bubbles until the cornmeal/flour mix is gone. Stir dough mixture for about 30 seconds. Remove pan from the stove and dump dough onto foil. Knead the dough as soon as it is cool enough, then roll into a ball. Wrap dough in foil, and refrigerate. (Keeps about a week)
Doughball Delight
Blend together 1 cup of water, 1 1/2 tbsp. vanilla, 1 tbsp. honey, and 4 tbsp. sugar in a medium-sized pot, over medium heat. When mixture starts to boil, slowly sprinkle in 1 cup of yellow cornmeal. Stir mixture quickly and thoroughly for about 3 min. until it becomes a firm doughy consistency. Remove from heat and put dough on a dinner plate. Press the dough flat and let it cool for 1 or 2 min. then turn it over and let the other side cool. Work the dough in your hand for a minute, then place it in a plastic bag and seal it.
Bouncing Doughball
2 cups flour
2 cups cornmeal (Quaker)
2 cups water
Put into an old pot and stir into a paste. Cook, flatten, and stir until mixture becomes thick. Add I tbsp. vanilla, 4 tbsp. Karo dark syrup. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Cook, flatten, and stir until thick again. For desired consistency, make a little ball out of the mixture, drop it and if it doesn’t bounce an inch or two, continue cooking until it does.
Jell-O Doughball
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add three tbsp. of strawberry flavored Jell-O, then slowly add, while stirring a mixture of two cups of yellow cornmeal and one cup of flour. Now, turn down the heat and stir while cooking for about five minutes. Let the dough cool thoroughly before refrigerating in a plastic bag.
man spend 50 cents and get a can of each off your supermarkets shelves..
Can of Corn
Can of Peas
Can of diced potato's
Throw a few handfuls all around where u will be casting , then bait your hook with a little of each, and you will have lunkers in no time..Do 1 rod with doughballs and 1 rod with the veggies, lets see what you catch more on..
Oh and to help the dough stay on better, if u do choose doughballs, add some cotton balls into the mixture and stir in.
Can of Corn
Can of Peas
Can of diced potato's
Throw a few handfuls all around where u will be casting , then bait your hook with a little of each, and you will have lunkers in no time..Do 1 rod with doughballs and 1 rod with the veggies, lets see what you catch more on..
Oh and to help the dough stay on better, if u do choose doughballs, add some cotton balls into the mixture and stir in.
jonahonah;856247; said:
I agree swat corn is the cheapest option also adds some bread crumb mix it up with some lake water throw in a ball or 2 fish 3 grains on a hook. When they get wise to that then go down the more complex routes.