Carp fishing in the summer: tackle, bait and bait, how to catch carp

The best time for fishing is summer time. It is better to catch carp in the summer, and especially trophy. For effective fishing, you don’t need much at all: to find a parking lot for a large carp, feed it and have good tackle.

Most carp anglers are looking forward to the beginning of summer when the carp start feeding actively. In the summer, baits of both animal and vegetable origin are suitable for carp. But carp are cautious fish, and not many fishermen fix carp bites in time, which makes it impossible to catch this powerful fish. The thing is that many float rod lovers are not fluent in carp fishing skills and make the same mistakes, which are that fishermen are not serious about preparing bait, as well as setting up their gear. Many anglers do not bother looking for promising places and cast their rods in a convenient place where the carp may not be. In such cases, it is better to listen to the advice of professionals, and not waste time fishing.

Where is the carp in the summer

When the water is heated to a temperature of +20ºС, the carp moves to a depth where the temperature is much lower and where it feels comfortable. Therefore, in the summer, you need to be prepared for the fact that carp will have to be taken from the depths. The most important thing here is to find a parking place for carp, otherwise fishing will be unpromising. First, it is necessary to study the bottom topography in any way possible, up to the use of an echo sounder. It is required to find several promising points, start baiting them and then start fishing.

Almost all fishermen are aware that the fish move along their own paths and the main task is to find such paths, then half the battle will be done.

For those who like to catch carp from the shore, there are not so many chances to do this in the summer, as carp come to the shallows only at night or in the early morning. If during these periods there were no bites, then you should do long-distance casting. To do this, it is better to purchase a feeder rod, feeders and other accessories.

Tackle for summer fishing

To catch carp in the summer, fishermen have many options related to the choice of the necessary gear. It can be ordinary float fishing rods or bottom gear, including feeder ones.

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You can fish with both traditional bottom gear that fishermen have been using for many years, as well as modern, more advanced ones.

1. Big master carp anglers use modern, more practical feeder gear. The feeder is a more reliable rod, which allows you to come out victorious in a fight with this strong fish, especially a trophy one. Most carp anglers use electronic bite alarms, as it is very important to identify bites in time. A large copy of the carp is able to “withdraw” gear from an unfortunate fisherman.
2. As a result of the use of conventional bottom gear, there are also losses, but the cost of manufacturing such gear is much less. The most interesting gear for bottom fishing may be:

• Spring;
• Nipple;
• Makushatnik.

All of the above gear includes a rod, fishing line, reel, feeder and a leash with hooks. They differ only in the design of the feeder, which affects the preparation of the type of bait: a more crumbly one is suitable for a spring, a more pasty one for a nipple. As for the top, this tackle is somewhat different in the technique of feeding bait. Here you can do without a feeder, as the bait is fed to the fish in the form of a pressed piece of cake attached to the tackle.

When using such gear, it is hardly possible to see the moment of bite. In such gear, the fish self-locks due to the weight of the feeder.

float rods

There are fishermen who use classic float rods and can watch a motionless float for hours. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that it will be possible to catch carp, especially trophy ones, with a traditional float rod, since some modernization is required.

1. match rod enjoys wide popularity due to its effectiveness and availability. Such a fishing rod can be equipped with a modern, light, and at the same time, strong rod, strong fishing line, reliable reel and sharp powerful hook. Unfortunately, this is not enough, and the quality of the rig settings greatly affects the effectiveness of fishing.
2. When fishing at distances of 10-15 meters, you can use more modern gear, called plug. It is based on separate knees, with which you can adjust the casting distance. Unfortunately, using the plug is not very convenient. Moreover, it requires a special stand. This is an additional tool that not every fisherman has. Such tackle does not have a reel and as much fishing line is tied to it as needed. When catching large fish, you need to use a rubber shock absorber to dampen the jerks of the fish, which will prevent the line from breaking.

Summer baits and baits

Many carp experts recommend that you go fishing with several types of bait, given the fact that carp are unpredictable. The following baits should be available:

• worms;
• bloodworms;
• boiled barley;
• maidservant;
• canned corn.

Nowadays, more and more preference is given to the use of boilies in catching carp, especially since in fishing stores you can find boilies for every taste. But this does not mean that fishing will not take place without them, especially in those reservoirs where carp are accustomed to ordinary cereals, cake or peas. In such cases, boilies may be useless, because he will simply ignore them.

Catching carp in the summer, especially without bait, is a great success or an accident. When the water is warm, carp can accept both store-bought bait and home-made bait, but here it is very important to know how to properly serve it to the carp at the table.

Each portion of feed sent to the water must have a special ingredient – flavoring. Having determined a promising place, they make an initial cast of bait, which is more than half of the available one. In the future, the bait is tossed depending on the activity of the fish.

The following odorous ingredients can be added to working baits:

• anise;
• honey;
• halvu;
• cocoa;
• garlic;
• cinnamon
• vanilla;
• dry seasonings such as dill, parsley, etc.

But this does not mean at all that by adding one of the flavors described above to the bait, you can count on catching carp. Unfortunately, the scent is hard to guess, and if someone does, then he is lucky. Carp today can take on one flavor, and tomorrow on another, and if fishing is carried out on an unknown reservoir, then this problem is felt very tangibly. If boilies are used, then they can be processed with dips, that is, with special attractants.

The best and most effective option is to create an artificial “table” for the carp to which it will come to feed, but this can take a lot of time and one weekend is not enough for this.

Technique of fishing

For fishing to be successful, you need to throw bait into the water a few days before it. Only then can we hope to catch carp.

When going fishing for carp, it is very important to know that various factors can affect the effectiveness of such a “hunt”. This can happen when a fisherman underestimates the capabilities of carp and overestimates his own. The inability to choose the right place, not serious equipment, wrong methods of baiting and improperly prepared bait, can negate all the efforts of the angler, both in combination and separately.

If the angler is serious about the preparatory work, then he will certainly see the bite of this powerful fish and feel its strength on himself, pulling it ashore. It would not be superfluous to say that you should definitely have a special landing net with you and do not try to take the carp with your hands, as this will lead to the loss of fish. When playing a large carp, you should not pick up a fishing line and try to pull it out in this way. This can result in cuts and other injuries.

Fishing for carp is the most exciting, leaving in memory for a long time those moments of joy and pride for catching trophy carp. Although the same words can be said about other types of fishing, other types of fish, although not so strong. In other words, any fishing is good, but only in a sporty way.

Video about catching carp in the summer on the pond

Video about carp fishing with a side nod from the shore