Jerry Do you have a good recipe for a gold fish cracker.... There are a lot of nice carp in the pond at the playground where my son plays.... unfortunately they only eat goldfish crackers... but with a little practice I could get a fly line in there from the swingsets..... ;) hee hee hee Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Goldsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 1:00 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Carp Fishing/ Fly or Lure Fishing ??
> Gary, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Carp Fishing/ Fly or Lure Fishing ?? > > > > Jerry > > Care to share some of those patterns? > > Gary S > > fight crime...shoot back > > > > Jerry Goldsmith wrote: > > > First thing to determine is wither you are fishing for white or > > golden carp. > > > Are they vegetarians ?? In Florida we have the White Amur carp > > and we catch them > > > on berry flies, piece of bread fly, or blade of grass flies. > > > ARE THEY LURES OR FLIES ???? Am I flyfishing ?? > > > Who cares ?? 12-20lbs of power on a 4 wt !!!!! WHEW !!!!!! > > > > > > JG > > Almost embarrassed to tell you !! Please don't throw me off the list > > > Bread Fly: > > Use any 2x, 3x long dry fly hook. I prefer turn down eye. > > bread fly. fold over furry foam two or three times into small square, > using a little spray contact cement in between layers.. > Thread hook into and out of bottom layer. Attach thread at front > of fly, just catch a little of the bottom layer with a few wraps, > whip finish. . If you are in a hurry, just super glue the entry and exit > point of the hook. > > Blade of Grass: > > Use any 2x, 3x long dry fly hook. I prefer turn down eye. > > Take a piece of green swiss straw. Tie on top of > the hook near the eye. DONE. Or glue it on with > super glue or Zap-a-Gap. > > I usually wait until someone cuts the grass and the carp start feeding and > then grab the > 4 wt that is ready on the back porch. When the carp start gulping, I start > casting !! > > > I do not use or tie the berry flies. They are used further south in the > canals > in and south of Miami. There are bushes that hang over the canals and the > berries drop in the water and evidently the carp (amur) love them. > > JG > > Jerry Goldsmith > Altamonte Springs, Fl > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >
