I tried flotant when I was using bead head flies, but it didn't seem to help enough. I didn't try it yesterday (admittedly, stupid to not at least give it a shot) because I was afraid it was just going to float it.
I've read in a lot of places that you can usually tell by watching the carp's body language once you're experienced enough. I tried that on one follow - my fly had sunk out of sight and I think was on the bottom - and set the hook when I saw the carp tip down. It felt like I stung him, but didn't get an actual hookset.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:11 AM, John Kaden <johngkaden@gmail.com> wrote:
What about floatant on the fly to have it stay higher in the water column. As for the set, I had same issues. On the ones I did land, I saw the take and gave a quick strip set that elicited a crazy run. I think anticipating the take and strip set works ok although I did foul hook a few. I note, that when using bait, they usually picked it up and you could feel the tug so maybe the tight lines advice is best.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jeffrey Silvan <jeffreysilvan@gmail.com> wrote:
Yarn might be a good call, since that will probably hit the water fairly soft. I've stayed away from traditional strike indicators since they do tend to hit with a decent splash and seems like they'd spook the carp.On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 11:05 AM, namfos <mark.sofman@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm no carp expert, but how about some sort of indicator (a/k/a bobber) at the junction of line and leader? Piece of dayglow yarn, maybe?Mark--
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