02-02-2019, 10:16 PM
[#0000FF]All of the above. Rasslin' a big ol' carp to remove some bait meat from it is a lot like butcherin' a hog. Nasty business. But I do keep and cut up a few larger carp every year just to have some big slabs for appealing to big cats.
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[#0000FF]Howsomever, the thinner fillets from smaller carp are not only easier to remove, but easier to put on smaller hooks and will appeal to a wider range of fish species. And some of the small carp I either freeze whole or cut into a couple or three pieces...to provide big chunk baits. It is a good idea to have a range of options and to let the fish tell you what they want. I have had days when preferences seemed to change quickly and by being prepared with different sizes and types of bait I was able to keep catchin'.
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[#0000FF]The larger fillets I usually cut into bait size strips and freeze trip size packages. See the attached writeup.
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[#0000FF]Howsomever, the thinner fillets from smaller carp are not only easier to remove, but easier to put on smaller hooks and will appeal to a wider range of fish species. And some of the small carp I either freeze whole or cut into a couple or three pieces...to provide big chunk baits. It is a good idea to have a range of options and to let the fish tell you what they want. I have had days when preferences seemed to change quickly and by being prepared with different sizes and types of bait I was able to keep catchin'.
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[#0000FF]The larger fillets I usually cut into bait size strips and freeze trip size packages. See the attached writeup.
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