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Carp Are The Best Bait For Carp

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Carp are found in many freshwater ponds, lakes, and rivers. Fishing for carp at a pond is a spot that introduces many kids to fishing. Carp can be eaten but are not thought of as the best tasting fish out there. However, they provide fun sport, are easy to catch if you know how, and are good in some fish recipes. Carp are best caught on homemade baits that are very simple to whip up. Prepared bread dough makes the best bait for carp. It is simple to use and easy to make. Once made you just mold it around the hook and fish. To make dough bait break a few slices of bread into chunks and place it in a thin cloth or handkerchief and place it in water. After it has soaked remove and squeeze the water out. Open the cloth and knead the dough thoroughly working in some cornmeal as you do. Add a little olive oil to the bread and cornmeal and shape into balls for fishing. They should stick to our hook very well. When you place the bait on a hook don 't use a bread ball too large and don 't cover the point of the hook. You will miss bites if you completely cover the hook. Leave the point exposed and you will catch more carp. You can use single hooks for carp, but dough baits stay on the hook better if you use treble hooks. Carp can also be caught on canned corn kernels. Some folks use clam baits for carp. You can catch carp bottom fishing or at a medium to shallow depth under a cork. They feed in both places. You should use very simple homemade rigs for carp. Most times a weight,

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