05-03-2018, 07:00 PM
Didn't Lynn (BLK) just post he had been catching carp minnows??? 5" size.... I have typically thought like Pat said, but BLK's post looked like he did okay for carp minnows...
I do catch most of mine later in the summer and then through the fall... Watch out if you catch a full size carp in the casting nets they really tear them up bad... The fop fin has a nasty bone that really goes rough on nets... I think you'll have fun with the net, it's just a little tough to find the good minnow areas...
I have found that a lot of minnows like to come up on the cement boat ramps in the mornings to soak in the warm rays.(fall especially).. This is probably on low usage boat ramps where they don't get chased off very often... Plus you usually don't snag up too bad on the ramps so it's a good spot to practice and get your technique down for throwing the net..
I find most of my casts only yield 1 to 5 fish, but sometimes you get a good one with lots of fish... look for the dimples on the surface of the water of small fish sucking stuff off top and then cast there... They like to surface feed when they're in big groups and so if you see a bunch of that going on, you could get a good load in that area... I've got a lot to learn yet, but there's a few things I've learned along the way... Good luck.. J
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I do catch most of mine later in the summer and then through the fall... Watch out if you catch a full size carp in the casting nets they really tear them up bad... The fop fin has a nasty bone that really goes rough on nets... I think you'll have fun with the net, it's just a little tough to find the good minnow areas...
I have found that a lot of minnows like to come up on the cement boat ramps in the mornings to soak in the warm rays.(fall especially).. This is probably on low usage boat ramps where they don't get chased off very often... Plus you usually don't snag up too bad on the ramps so it's a good spot to practice and get your technique down for throwing the net..
I find most of my casts only yield 1 to 5 fish, but sometimes you get a good one with lots of fish... look for the dimples on the surface of the water of small fish sucking stuff off top and then cast there... They like to surface feed when they're in big groups and so if you see a bunch of that going on, you could get a good load in that area... I've got a lot to learn yet, but there's a few things I've learned along the way... Good luck.. J
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