Carp Fishing
Question
actually a comment. Not sure why carp fishing is just
catching on. As a boy, I grew up in Moline Illinois in the
50's and 60's. I went fishing almost every day during the
summer riding my bike to either the Rock River or
Mississippi. We often would catch 40 or 50 fish in a
morning. Green Giant Niblets were the best bait - though a
few old timers swore by Wheaties and vanilla formed into
doughballs. I disagree that pound for pound carp are the
best fighting fish. White bass are - although they don't
grow to near the size carp do. Also catfish, under 5 lbs
will match a carp for fun. Also, even though it is often
thought of as a trash fish because of the number of bones,
many people in my area would smoke them - making it
flavorful and much easier to remove the bones.
Answer
Corn & Wheaties have always been KILLER baits, hard to choose but I'd go with the CORN,,,as far as pound for pound fighting, I would assume that would depend on the health of the fish, and the tackle used,,, we could debate that for hours, however I;ve never experienced a fight like the one a carp will give you, especially on light tackle, and the oftentimes great runs as they approach the net is nothing short of heart stopping,,thanks for your comments,,,,,
abbie and imbrie riverside fly rod
South Bend Vintage # 55