grass carp

[HeviShot]

I have a small fishing pond with some large grass carp.Does anyone know the best way to catch these fish.The water is very clear and they are very spooky.

[Guest gobblergetter15]

Re: grass carp

You can either snag em or shoot em with your bow, or use some corn on a bobber.

[jerdanmagic]

Re: grass carp

when I was younger, I used to catch them in one of my parent's ponds. Mix up some Wheaties and Strawberry Soda into little dough balls about half the size of a golf ball. Then put on a real small hook, like a trout hook. They go wild for that stuff!! Shhh... don't tell anyone about that secret recipe, lol!!!

[LifeNRA]

Re: grass carp

Are threse grass carp orange, white, and black spots? If so they are coy. They might be very hard to catch. Since they eat mostly underwater grass. The corn idea might work with a split shot and on the bottom. Not the bobber since they are bottom feeders.

[horst]

Re: grass carp

Dont how big your pond is or how deep but if you get another guy you might be able to sien them out with a net.

Sponsor a kids fishing derby for carp and let some of the local kids come in and fish them out, give whoever catches the most carp a prize of some sort.That could be kinda fun to.

Otherwise if the waters real clear Id just get a little boat and drift around shooting them with a bow for a weekend.

[Guest gfourhunter]

Re: grass carp

i know the kind of grass carp he is talking about. one of my friends has them in his pond. the only way he cought them was to start off feeding them bread and get them use to it. then one day sneak a hook in a pice of bread. the fight is on. dont kill the fish for they are verry expensive. they are about 50-75 dollers for a finger size. they eat grass and allergy in your lake or pond. not like a regular carp you catch in a river or ect.

[HeviShot]

Re: grass carp

I bought these carp from a hachery,they were not very espensive.They ate 1/3 of there body weight until they reached about 5 lbs.They are about 7 yrs old and they have gotten BIG! Thanks for all the info.