CARP FOR BAIT

All of the above as well as gold fish for big flatheads.

 

I use carp for blues when i can get it.

 

On the Neosho I normaly use a variety of bait. On trots I my favorite setup is 2 goldfish, 2 bullhead, 2 crawdads all the way down the line. But I rarely have all of these baits at one time. I have had very good luck on lepord frogs when I can catch them. I experement with pretty much everything even baiting a whole trotline with stink bait and worms. On limblines my favorite for big flats is bull head. I have a more than healthy load of them to catch in one of my uncles farm ponds. But when I cant catch them I will settle for 5-6" goldfish.

That livewell setup sounds pretty good. Ill have to try it.

 

I seined a bunch of small carp a few years back, prolly 4 or 5 inches long and they are without a doubt the fish catchinest bait i ever used. They live good in a tank and stay alive till something knocks it off the hook.

 

are you guys hooking your carp like you would a bluegill? i have used them for cut bait but never alive...

 

perry & clinton spillways both are overloaded w/ carp

 

hookin em through the eyes dont affect hook set ??

 

I use black perch (green sunfish) or carp that are 5-10" long and i hook them through the lips, but when i tie my hook on i leave a long tag end and tie a treble hook on it and stick 1 barb of it in the baits tail. since i started rigging this way my bite to hook up ratio has sky rocketed. don't know if this rig is common but if you are missing fish give it a try. i also use this rig on limb lines and lose alot less bait.

 

I'll have to try that. I've got a pretty good idea of what you're doing but a drawing or pic might help out a little better

 

I don't know what you do but green sunfish is one of the more hardier fish, easy to keep alive.

 

sounds likr normal flathead bait to me

 

i cant beleive you guys only use one hook on bait that big i use two

 

Lip and tail double hook up is a good move for baits above a pound, I've always found. Less chance of casting the baitfish off and sort of adds
an insurance hook for when one gets a little nervous and tries to set the
hook a little early.