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Originally Posted by skillet
How do u even fly fish for them??
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It's very similar to fishing saltwater flats for redfish (some people say it's like bonefish but I think redfish are a little better comparison).
It's pretty much all sight fishing. You wade a shallow flat looking for feeding fish that are "mudding" or "tailing" and try to put a fly in their line of sight without spooking them. This can be extraordinarily tough to do sometimes. Usually the fly is a small crawfish or insect imitation. If you get the fly in the right place, you watch for a take, set the hook, and hang on for dear life while the carp puts it in high gear and tries to peel all the line off your reel.
Usually the really big ones will give one or two serious strong runs, followed by a drawn-out battle where they lock down and refuse to give an inch to whatever pressure you put on them. If there's a tree down or other snags or cover nearby, good luck keeping them out of it with a flyrod.
It is a blast if you're into sight fishing - very challenging. I'm sure you could do about the same thing with a spinning rod and a small jig (or even a live crawfish or worm).
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