I went carpin' for a couple of hours after work yesterday. Trying some Euro style rigs with lead core leader and pop up hair rigs. As usual....I have a bunch of euro style components ordered Baiting and tying needles, coated leader, baits and stuff. I'm going to master some rigs and then adapt them to the fly rod.I was also thinking that I might adapt my furled leaders to a hair rig.....A mind is a terrible thing!There's a 10', 10wt bamboo in my collection that I'd like to use. It was gifted to me by a breakfast buddy. His Granddad used it for salmon on the Miramichi River. I'm told he rebuilt the rod shortly before passing. Don't know how he'd feel about me using it for carp, but I'm thinking he'd rather see it fished than in a closet.I have a perfect reel for it in my collection . A nice old South Bend. Streams are still way up and muddy so I may as well play with something else. Just one more style of fishing to enjoy, added to my repertoire. Besides, I love catching carp I may need KP and crew to build me an addition if this addiction continues. RG
DC or some one else , can some one explain the loop to loop connection ? i know that it is a very rookie ? but living in a area that has virtually no fly fishing history in the last 30 yr.Heck in the 3 closest towns to me i couldn't even find a tappered leader ! LOL I've whine enough . Got my cabala's catalog been studying it. That and the link on fly tieing that RG sent me.
KP will be busy fishing for bronze trout once schools out i'm sure! .... rg post some links and pics so we can follow what you come up with! the river in pheonix droped a foot while i fished it yesterday! so it's coming down .... i'll be chasing gills there again ......ps i seen a lovely young lady fishing on the faster side in a kayak ..... please wear a life jacket!!!!! that river is still very very dangerous right now!
Hey Trap...good luck with the blue gills and sunnies. When you get your freezer filled,isaw a sign in a bait shop where they are buying them larger sunfish for $1.40 each now. Perch are getting $1.25 each. You could have a fish fry with some and a "free" 30 pack with some..and some gas money too!LOL.