Carp Fishing Tackle in Toronto

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Where are you fishing? Small pond, large lake, rivers, stream mouths, Great Lake, St. Lawrence?

The reason we need to know because...

How far do you need to cast?

How deep do you need to fish?

Do you necessarily need a safety bolt rig?

Do you even need all the gadgets?

Here's an example...

I fish for carp in smaller, shallower waters. Many times I can even sightfish for them. I fish waters from 3-6 feet deep and most often use a finesse float rig. I used 8lb mono mainline and 8lb fluorocarbon leader on a 3000 size reel (not baitrunner), a 7' medium rod or a 9' medium rod, and I don't even have a bait alarm or rod pod. I never need to cast more than 1/8oz of weight...in fact, my problem is that my rig is too light and the leader is too long to cast effectively. For the longest time, I don't have a baiting needle. In fact, I find baiting needle pretty crappy for threading sweet corn. I just take a #6 hook and bend it straight. That's my needle. It's strong enough for corn and homemade boilies, even okay with pre-soaked maize. I've tried boilies and maize...but corn is still top producer where I fish. I tried using heavy wire wide gap hooks in #2 size. I've tried using 40lb braid as hook link. I've tried bolt rig and ledger rig. I've tried boilies and maize, and even several day old stinky corn with flavours galore. Still, I always go back to my simply finesse float rig with sweet corn...because it catches me fish.

Depending on where you want to fish and how you want to fish, you may not need everything. I simply fish with what gear I have and adapt to certain rigging with existing terminal tackle. The results speaks for itself.

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If you can catch a 25lb salmon at the river mouth on regular 7' medium spinning rods (and if you think how people can even bring in a snagged 20lb salmon with the same outfit), why won't you be able to catch 10-15lb carp on the same rods and reels?

You can often cast slightly heavier weight than the rod is rated. You just have to adjust your cast form...that is, open the cast much more and don't lean on the cast and overload the rod. Instead, use the rod to "lob" or "sling" the weight rather than "whip" it out. You can often sling 1oz weight with a rod rated to 1/2oz or 3/4oz. Heck, I use my 12'6" Shimano Convergence float rod at the Niagara slinging out 1oz to 1-1/4oz slinky and I'm getting about 60 yards on it. The rod is only rated to 5/16oz.

Yeah, those rods won't be able to cast 2.5oz, but do you really need 2.5oz? Are you fishing in current areas? If not, there's nothing in freshwater where 1oz of lead is even needed. You don't need 2oz to get a bait out there. Casting is often not so much about the weight, but a combination of rod action matched to the right weight, the right line diameter, a suitable rod length, and good casting form.

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