How to catch carp?

[bigrod]

Ok usually on Derby weekend we get out of town and go to Barren. Usually when we stop bass fishing we will start bow fishing for carp because they are always up on the bank spawning that time of year. My question to you all is how do we go about catching some of these with our spinning rods instead of shooting them all.I have snagged them on accident with a rooster tail before and have caught them on crappie jigs also but is there an easier or better way. The snagging only happened once and it was blind not on purpose!

[Bobby Headrick]

Try corn as bait, whole kernel, use just enough weight to keep it down and just have fun, also when they are rolling a lot they are spawning so they do not take the bait as much as they have other things on there mind. Use to sit down at the bridge over Beaver and just catch the fire out of them they are fun on light tackle.

[smuckey41]

we use mini hot dogs with cheese in the middle of them. or dough balls. we set infront of the house boat at green when where not out fishin and catch the fire out of them. we use zebco 33 and 8 to 10 pound test and it is a blast we also catch alot of catfish on the hot dogs to.

[raincheck]

I used too catch them on bread balls in Bay City,Mi and i shot them with a long bow too.I have seen guys on TV using fly poles.I speared one While i was ice fishing on Tawas Bay,Mi.That fish was orange,36in long and was 26lbs.Gave it too some black guy that cleaned it and ate it.Terry Adolph

[greenriverman1]

Carp doe!

[BanditMan]

Spinach and wheaties.

[riverrat12]

Romanmeal bread moisten with alittle of your favorite barly and hop beverage to make dough, #4 hook and a mud bank on the bottom...BAM....carp

[bull_bluegill]

Scratches head....cross between a carp and a deer?

If you fly-fish, try a brown, or olive wooly bugger, and cast to them. But be sneaky!

[sglass]

Wheaties and rasberry or strawberry pop. I have caught a ton of carp in the past from small creeks in Pike Co. Very fun on light tackle!!

[motoroil]

~What about grass carp? Do they eat the same as "other carp"? I have snagged some monster grass carp at a small lake I fish but it would be a blast to catch one on an ultra-lite with 4 4ound test.

[KneeGrow]

I love carp! Cinnamon doughball on large treble hook and hold on.

[MadTown Hoosier]

We would always catch them on the river using wheatie balls w/ vanilla mixed in, fishsed on a treble hook. Any kind of dough ball w/ something sweet mixed in! And like KneeGrow said, hang on cause its a blast. Also, they will pretty much hook themselves after biting for awhile. Just be patient and wait for them to run w/ it!