This video demonstrates how to correctly rig a drop shot by 10-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Alton Jones.

Personally I use drop shots on a regular basis, when fishing Yum, Bollies, Worms, Corn, or just about any other free floating/bottom bouncing type bait. I have even used minnows on a drop shot with some success in the past.

I recommend that you add your bait about 2- 4 inches from the shot and then see if you get any hits. If this doesn’t seem to be working try to move the bait up a couple inches at a time until you find the zone.

My personal favourite bait for this method is live Canadian night crawlers. But you can try whatever you like, maybe even something odd and new. Hey I’ve caught fish on used bubble gum, orange peels, cat treats, and some more odd stuff.

When fishing drop shot from shore. I tend to like to perch my rod up nice and straight, get as much slack out as possible then leave the rod for 10-20 mins untouched. This allows for some of the skittish larger fish to take a look without as much suspicion.

Hopefully with some luck and a little patience you’ll be pulling in the beast in no time.
Cheers
cybrspin

Basic Carp Fishing Pointers by Travis Clemens

Frustrating as it is, carp fishing is awesome. Carp are really good at sucking in and blowing out suspicious baits. It’s such an excitement to see the whole action in a fraction of a second as you hang on for dear life while the reel is trembling with a loud noise.

Carp happily devour on the surface as long as you keep the pellets, biscuits, chic peas, bread, and re-hydrated corn coming in, and these are inexpensive baits as well. Just attach them to the hooks, most preferably the bread. Have the biscuits softened by dipping it in the water for about 2 minutes, then, place them in a sealed sandwich bag for about an hour. Since different brands have different textures, just experiment to know which is firm enough to cast. Another way to hook baits is super gluing the pellet into the shank.

Once they get into feeding, let them feel comfortable around the bait. This gives more opportunity for the fisherman since they begin to not feel picky. This tactic can be useful for zig rigs.

As soon as they’re feeding, cast the bait but make sure not to drop the bait directly onto the feeding carp. Cast away from the feeding area then slowly draw it in position. While the bait is till hanging, keep the food coming in so as to keep the carp from going away.

How to Set-Up?
• Use a hair rig to increase your chance of catching. As carp taste food first, if they don’t like the taste, they won’t come near it.
• You may also use a Spider Line, 50 lbs test, then use a leader material that fits the situation.
• Thread the bait on the baiting needle and hook the hair loop. You may also use foam dipped in a flavor as this enhances the attractiveness of the bait.
• Also make a baiting needle by just straightening a long shank hook. Slide the bait on the shank, then slide the bait from the needle onto the hair.
• Using a float is also an advantage because it adds weight for further distancing and the location is easily identified.
• Don’t forget the controller float rig. A leader can be used which is attached to the swivel to its mainline of at least 3 feet length with a 10lbs Drennan double strength. A low diameter mono will do just as long as it floats well enough for visibility.

As experts say, it is not the bait that catches the carp but the method in which the bait is introduced. Pre-bait everyday, in one spot for a few days. This makes the carp think that there is a regular source of food for them and by “word of mouth” there’ll soon be a school of fish around. Just be patient and it will all work.

Travis Clemens is a life time fisherman and he knows the ins and outs of gettinem on the hook! You too can gettem on the hook with Travis as your guide! http://www.best-fishing-tips.com
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Ahhhh the results!

I let the worms sit for about 30 mins and they recieved many a tug, but when this fat old Carp picked it up there was no doubting it was time to sink the hook

Having a dead day ???? Try this setup out. I call it the cluster. (nice and simple like me Put a couple split shots about 16 inches (or whatever length you feel is good for your depth and weed coverage on bottom) from your hook. Use a decent size hook cause this IS going to be messy and hard to hold. Then just push as many night crawlers as you can onto the hook all tangled together. I used about 6 or 7 in this picture. So thats the easy part, now comes the casting part. Believe me you will loose a few pieces no matter how smooth you are. I personally like to stretch my rod out to my side and behind me and then bounce the tip a few times to get myself into the rythm of the mometum and try to cast it as the worms are bouncing back up towards the rod and not on their way down toward the ground. I seem to get much much further casts this way without loosing much of the bait, or putting to much raw energy into the cast. Nows the fun part sorta, once you got it out there, sit your rod in a holder ( I like the free one I found fishing pictured in the bottom right corner of this picture, Wal-Mart usually has them for a couple bucks), reel in slowly until you feel your weight and the line is almost tight, just enough to see if anyone playing with it so you can get to the rod before the fish takes it fully. Remember this isn’t fast food, and tonnes of little ones may peck it but not be worth your tug and just end up scaring away what you are waiting for….. my next post

RED FISHER HAS PASSED AWAY …..

Below is the article from Bob’s website.
Pictures of RED FISHER and Links are available at the articles page.

Bernard Herbert (Red) Fisher, the father of Canadian fishing shows and angling icon to tens of thousands of fishermen and women, died last Friday evening in Chatham, Ontario. At Red’s request, there will be no service. Instead, he asked that donations be made to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters or other conservation groups.

Anyone who enjoys watching fishing shows can thank Red Fisher for paving the way for today’s television fishing stars. In 1968, Bernard Herbert “Red” Fisher launched the Red Fisher Show and for the next 21 years he reigned as the patriarch of the genre. Red’s shows were entertaining, with an emphasis on the fun and camaraderie of fishing. The good natured ribbing between host and guest greatly contributed to the show’s appeal and many anglers dreamed of one day visiting one of the remote locations where the show was shot.

Bob Izumi, who got his start in the television world shortly before Fisher’s program ended in the late 1980s, said Fisher was his inspiration.

“I used to sit in front of the TV every Saturday afternoon and watch Red interviewing guests at Scuttle-Butt Lodge,’’ Izumi said after hearing the news about Fisher’s passing Sunday.

In 2004 Bob and Red got together and traveled to Ennadai Lake in Nunavut to film an episode of Bob’s Real Fishing Show, prophetically titled, Red’s Last Cast. After landing a huge pike, Fisher hung his rod and reel above the bar in Ennadai Lake Lodge and said that he would never fish again. Red had passed the torch to Bob.

“It was the last time he ever fished,’’ said Izumi.

Click here to view this episode of Bob Izumi’s Real Fishing Show.

Along with his personal love of fishing, Red Fisher was one of the country’s greatest supporters of the sport and he used every opportunity to encourage others, especially youngsters, to try fishing. He was a devoted conservationist who believed that fishing was all about camaraderie and having fun with friends while enjoying the outdoors.

Anyone who enjoys fishing today owes Red Fisher a debt of gratitude for bringing the sport out of the wilderness and into our living rooms. He was an inspiration to many of us and the fishing world will be poorer without him.

After Bob and Red filmed Red’s Last Cast, Red Fisher was kind enough to share his philosophy of fishing along with some of his tall tales for an interview in Real Fishing Magazine. To read the entire interview, click here.

Red didn’t have a lot of time for high stakes, competitive fishing, feeling that fishing should be a more relaxed pursuit. Red explained his philosophy in a Real Fishing magazine interview in the fall of 2004.

“…I tell you, they’ve got these contests where they’re fishing for cars, they’re fishing for boats, they’re fishing for money – God didn’t put fish on the Earth for that. He put them here for the wonderful feeling that you get when you’re out in the open and you’re with friends.”

Thanks for everything you given to us RED, you spirit lives in all us fishers just out there for the fun