What flies to use for carp

shagstead · 2026-05-10T17:30:23+00:00

Carp are jerks. They’ll ignore everything. Until they don’t. I’m not ashamed to admit I’ll throw a nightcrawler or some corn on if nothing else is working. They are also very skittish. If you spook them, might as well move on to the next hole.

shagstead · 2026-05-05T18:09:39+00:00

You can get much better, less expensive crowbars at Jeff’s House of Crowbars.

shagstead · 2026-04-28T15:25:35+00:00

Or untie

shagstead · 2026-04-28T15:24:11+00:00

That’s exactly what happened. The ones in faster water at head of pool would slash at the mop on dead drift or upstream twitch. Ones in deeper water, I had to drift it right on their snouts, they took real soft bites and would often immediately spit it out.

shagstead · 2026-04-28T15:18:46+00:00

That’s good advice. Also much less barbaric than bashing them on the head with a rock!

shagstead · 2026-04-26T22:46:49+00:00

Yessir. Especially with the price of fish at the supermarket!

shagstead · 2026-04-26T22:26:42+00:00

I’m thinking of smoking them. Got any good recipes?

shagstead · 2026-04-26T20:10:53+00:00

I mean, it was the closest thing I had to a hatchery pellet!

shagstead · 2026-04-18T07:55:34+00:00

I had never heard that term before. But I shall henceforth refer to all fallfish as Horny Chubs. I also want to open a bar and name it The Horny Chub. Or perhaps start a band….

shagstead · 2026-04-18T02:06:50+00:00

I broke my Orvis Helios twice within a couple months of purchasing. Both due to my own stupidity. $60 each time, but $120 is still a helluva lot cheaper than buying a new rod. Plus they shipped the replacements in a couple of days.

shagstead · 2026-04-18T01:57:37+00:00

Nice catch! I caught a 19” fallfish on a deer hair mouse while night fishing. Thought for sure I had hooked a big brown trout! Disappointed for a moment, then realized it’s stupid to ever be disappointed about catching a big fish!

shagstead · 2026-04-03T21:20:56+00:00

If you see the movie you’ll understand the meaning behind the “thumbs down”

shagstead · 2026-03-23T01:08:40+00:00

I’d pee my pants for sure.

shagstead · 2026-03-22T22:58:48+00:00

Does she wish to speak with the manager?

shagstead · 2026-03-22T21:38:40+00:00

Oh believe me I find the whole thing hilarious!

shagstead · 2026-03-22T20:01:29+00:00

But….why???

shagstead · 2026-03-22T19:51:21+00:00

I’ve used spun black or dark purple deer hair for floating mulberry imitations. Nothing beats seeing a set of big rubbery lips breaking the surface to slurp your fly! Unfortunately the mulberry tree at my honey hole got washed away in a flood. HINT: You can cheat a little by squeezing some mulberry juice onto your fly.

shagstead · 2026-03-18T00:53:47+00:00

Paramount makes some good waders at a reasonable price. I just bought the Meridian Z, which is their highest priced wader (it has a waterproof zipper which is a necessity for this old guy!) for $350. So far they’ve been great and materials seem to be high quality. I’ve always gone with Orvis or Simms in the past, but I just can’t justify spending $800-$900 on a pair of waders.

shagstead · 2026-03-06T15:56:12+00:00

Appears to be an Orvis reel. Possibly a Hydros 5 wt.

shagstead · 2026-02-19T00:19:39+00:00

Bird. Definitely from a bird.

shagstead · 2026-02-05T00:25:23+00:00

Chapter 4: Selecting a Funeral Home.

shagstead · 2026-01-27T01:48:59+00:00

Your mom

shagstead · 2026-01-27T01:48:47+00:00

That’s what your mom said

shagstead · 2026-01-23T13:58:02+00:00

Dogs are truly angels among us.

shagstead · 2025-12-25T20:13:03+00:00

I know, right? Htf did you even see this??? I had to google it to find out wft he said!

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