Fishing for Carp from a boat
- Thread starter Otto
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Hi Otto,
If you are going to be fishing for carp from your boat using bait you will have to anchor the boat down. If you are going to target carp with artificials then that is a different story.
You can catch them using the sliding rietvlei trace with SWD, floaties and mielie bomb, pretty much the same way you would from the bank, only thing is you don't have to worry about your casting distance.
If you are going to be fishing for carp from your boat using bait you will have to anchor the boat down. If you are going to target carp with artificials then that is a different story.
You can catch them using the sliding rietvlei trace with SWD, floaties and mielie bomb, pretty much the same way you would from the bank, only thing is you don't have to worry about your casting distance.
i used to do a lot of carp fishing from my fishing ski, and found the best method was to tie up to the reeds. Would then fish with a light rod, split shot weight and single hook and a floatie or mielie and then just leave the reel on light drag and watch the line until you see the fish take off...... used to have a absolute blast!
I do both bank and boat, ist basically the same in many ways, only difference is casting distance and now you can decide where you want to fish but that only helps if you know where to search for them hahaha. But boat fishing is amazing and I prefer to fish of the boat but I will never stop bank fishing because you learn to think how to fish from the bank. inbox me if you need any advice I will gladly help you if you want to know anything.
bapsfontein
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Hi
I fish for Carp from the boat...your trace same as from the side .....most of the times the carp just pick up the bait and go...so I dont even put a policeman on just cast the rod in and put it on bait runner function and wait for the first fish...a lot of fun and fish give you a good fight from the boat..
Jess
I fish for Carp from the boat...your trace same as from the side .....most of the times the carp just pick up the bait and go...so I dont even put a policeman on just cast the rod in and put it on bait runner function and wait for the first fish...a lot of fun and fish give you a good fight from the boat..
Jess
Hi Otto,
I fish in the Light Tackle Boat league. We catch plenty carp,
it is not uncommon for us to land more than 100kg of carp in a days fishing, per angler. In Natal we do weigh and release which ensures that the next generation will also still be able to fish.
I suggest you go to the SALTBAA site for a contact near you. If you join them where you will be welcome and start fishing leagues you will soon learn the ropes of carp and barbel fishing and be amazed at how your catch rate improves.
Just a quick note of what we do. WE feed our selected spot which is about 40 metres from the boat in water depth of between 3 and 7 metres. We anchor the boat using 3 or 4 anchors. We use rietflei or babyshoes traces with a bomb on wire or sinker. We only use 4 kg line although the trace can be up to 1.5m long made of any breaking strain. WE find that the lighter the trace the better. I prefer to use yellow line because it is nicely visible. I do not use a policeman because once the carp start feeding properly they bite positively.
I fish in the Light Tackle Boat league. We catch plenty carp,
it is not uncommon for us to land more than 100kg of carp in a days fishing, per angler. In Natal we do weigh and release which ensures that the next generation will also still be able to fish.
I suggest you go to the SALTBAA site for a contact near you. If you join them where you will be welcome and start fishing leagues you will soon learn the ropes of carp and barbel fishing and be amazed at how your catch rate improves.
Just a quick note of what we do. WE feed our selected spot which is about 40 metres from the boat in water depth of between 3 and 7 metres. We anchor the boat using 3 or 4 anchors. We use rietflei or babyshoes traces with a bomb on wire or sinker. We only use 4 kg line although the trace can be up to 1.5m long made of any breaking strain. WE find that the lighter the trace the better. I prefer to use yellow line because it is nicely visible. I do not use a policeman because once the carp start feeding properly they bite positively.