You only need a few key pieces of carp fishing equipment, plus a little bit of knowledge about where to find and how to catch carp \u2014 all of which is covered below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":18515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[231],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fishing"],"acf":{"post_flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":false,"anchor_link_text":"","text_content":"Did you know some of the best carp fishing in the world is in Ontario? It\u2019s true. Even better is the fact it\u2019s easy to get started catching carp. You only need a few key pieces of carp fishing equipment, plus a little bit of knowledge about where to find and how to catch carp \u2014 all of which is covered below.<\/b>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_anchors_list","anchors_section_title":"Learn more about carp fishing in this article:"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":false,"anchor_link_text":"","text_content":"
[stag_button url=\"<\/span>https:\/\/www.sail.ca\/en\/collections\/fishing\/carp<\/span>\" style=\"black\" size=\"medium\" type=\"normal\" target=\"_blank\" icon=\"\" icon_order=\"before\"]Shop Carp Fishing Equipment[\/stag_button]<\/span><\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":true,"anchor_link_text":"Carp fishing success begins with bait","text_content":"Carp fishing success begins with bait<\/h2>\r\nUnlike other types of angling, shore fishing for carp isn\u2019t about covering water to find and catch fish. Instead, you choose a location, put out a spread of yummy ground bait (i.e., chum), and wait for carp to arrive and start eating the free meal off the bottom until they find your bait. Reliable locations to chum and catch carp are warm, vegetation rich areas, featuring mud, sand and gravel bottoms.\r\n
Ground bait and chumming<\/h3>\r\nMany ingredients can be used for chumming. An internet search will lead you to all kinds of fascinating carp ground bait recipes you can try, such as mixing corn, oats, seeds and carp attractants, like Carp Zoom\u2019s Turbo Seed 5X Mix<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThere are also advantages to buying some premixed ground bait. Prepackaged chum is convenient, mixes up fast in a bucket and is proven to appeal to carp. Options include products like Carp Zoom\u2019s Turbo Seed 5X Mix, Feeder Zoom and Supersweet Groundbait, Dynamite Baits\u2019 Silver X Carp Bait and Silver X Feeder Explosive Bait and Swim Stim Ground Bait<\/a>.\r\n\r\nBoilies are also used for chumming strategies. These flavoured dough balls have a reputation of appealing to big carp and regularly used, too, for baiting a carp rig.\r\n
Tools and devices for ground baiting<\/h3>\r\nChumming can be done by taking some wet ground bait in your hands, making a ball and tossing it out into the water. This works, but you\u2019ll soon find it\u2019s useful to own a few specific chumming tools.\r\nA baiting spoon is great for ground baiting short to medium distances. Easy to use, you simply scoop up some chum and toss it over the water.\r\nThe Carp Zoom Long Casting Spiral Feeding Basket<\/a> and CD Spod 20 are also worth owning. They offer two different methods for spreading bait<\/a> in an area, and can reach farther than a baiting spoon."},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":true,"anchor_link_text":"Carp rig highlights","text_content":"
Carp rig highlights<\/h2>\r\nOnce you start fishing for carp, you\u2019ll soon learn these big, bottom feeders aren\u2019t easily fooled. Thus, carp anglers have created a wide range of bait presentations for duping these fish.\r\nIn the interest of keeping things simple for this beginner\u2019s blog, we suggest picking up some pre-tied \u201cready rigs\u201d,<\/a>such as Carp Spirit\u2019s Opti-Mex Snell Hook, Re-Action Snell Hook, 360 Snell Hook and Chod Snell Hook. All of these rigs have either a line extending beyond the hook or a pop-up peg along the shank. These are where the bait is added, not the actual hook.\r\n\r\nPegs are designed to hold pop-up baits, like Dynamite Baits<\/a> Robin Red Pop-Up Bait. Whereas corn, boilies or pop-ups can be threaded on a hair rig (e.g., Opti-Mex or Re-Action Snell Hook) using a bait needle and are held in place with a bait stopper (e.g., Carp Spirit\u2019s Boilie Bait Stops and Corn Boilie Bait<\/a> Stops).\r\n\r\nAt this point you might be wondering how these rigs catch carp without having bait on the hook. When a carp sucks up the bait, it also vacuums in the hook. Next, the fish soon senses the unnatural hook, startles and tries to swim away. In the process it ends up hooking itself \u2014 which brings us to the importance of the bolt rig."},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":true,"anchor_link_text":"Bolt rig benefits","text_content":"
Bolt rig benefits<\/h2>\r\nA bolt rig consists of a heavy sinker connected to the mainline a short distance from a baited hook rig. The 3- to 4-ounce Carp Spirit Universal Gravel Lead or Gravel Distance Lead are two products to consider, either easily attached to the mainline using Carp Spirit\u2019s Lead<\/a> Clips, which are especially tailored for safety bolt rig setups.\r\n\r\nUsing a fairly heavy sinker is important for the bolt rig to do its job properly, which isn\u2019t just keeping your bait on bottom. As noted above, when a carp detects the hook after taking in the bait, it swims away and, in turn, ends up setting the hook on itself due to the bolt rig\u2019s heavy weight combined with the ultra-sharp qualities of carp fishing hooks.\r\n\r\nAfter this happens, the real fun begins. All you need to do is grab the bouncing rod and start playing the fish.\r\n\r\nTip:<\/strong> Threading on a section of tubing above a lead clip is recommended to prevent tangles during the cast or when falling to bottom."},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":true,"anchor_link_text":"Carp fishing rods, reels and line","text_content":"
Carp fishing rods, reels and line<\/h2>\r\nCarp are powerful and can grow big, which means it\u2019s best using specialized carp fishing equipment in most situations. This begins with a quality fishing rod.\r\nThe 12\u2019 Daiwa Maddragon<\/a> and 10\u2019 Okuma Avenger<\/a> are two technique-specific carp spinning rods<\/a> to consider. Their length helps cast your bait farther way from the shore. The Maddragon and Avenger also have the power and blank action needed to play a big, powerful carp and get it into your landing net.\r\n\r\nNot ready to invest in a carp-specific rod<\/a>? You can get by with a 7\u2019 to 8\u2019 medium-heavy to heavy, fast action spinning rod.\r\n\r\nA spinning reel<\/a> with plenty of line capacity and a smooth, reliable drag is also an essential as carp are notorious for making long runs. Be prepared to watch plenty of line peel off your reel\u2019s spool during the fight.\r\n\r\nVarious types of fishing line<\/a> can be used, but for those starting out fishing for carp it\u2019s hard to argue with braid. Consider 25-pound test the minimum. Carp Spirit\u2019s 4D and Combi-Soft Coated are just two options."},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","content_anchor":true,"anchor_link_text":"More essential carp fishing equipment you need","text_content":"
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