Colin the Carp
Common Carp · Cyprinus carpio
The classroom for this fish. Use the Trip Planner when you want a mark for today.
Baits
The menu still says Lures. For carp that means bait. He is not eating a pencil.
01 · Boilie on the bottom
A small bag or stringer, then wait.
Most lakes, most of the year.
02 · Wafter / snowman
Balance it so it sits just on the silt.
Silt, light weed, wary fish.
03 · Zig
Foam or a small bait in mid-water.
High sun, fish off the bottom.
04 · Surface mixer
Free-feed biscuits, then a hooked one.
Warm days when they’re taking off the top.
05 · Stalking / floater
Walk the margin with one rod and watch him eat.
Clear water and quiet banks.
How to choose on the day
Seen them in the edge → stalk. Fizzing on a spot → a small bag on the bottom. High and bright → zig. Warm and calm → mixers. If nothing for a night, move. Bait is not a religion.
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