Carp fishing in SC

[Daleo8803]

Does anyone go carp fishing? I know most don't eat them but they get big and put up a good fight from what I have seen. Any tips on fishing locations? Baits? Been watching alot of utube vids and seems like alot of fun. I normally fish for catfish so I like big fish that can fight. Thanks

 

[Goofyfoot2001]

 

[nchunt101]

I haven't fished for carp in years but they are a lot of fun on light tackle. Canned corn was a favorite bait/chum. Carp a blast on a flyrod as well.

 

[two77]

When I was growing up in Cleveland County it was a form of more or less legal gambling. The carp pond operators paid hourly, daily and weekly jackpots.

 

[Slacker]

I've got two Asian grass carp in my pond that are supposed to eat weeds.
Lazy bastards are the first in line when the pellets hit the water.
I'm considering evicting them for being no account freeloaders.

Anything that resembles game fish chow should catch boatloads of them.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

Carp fishing with me in South Carolina would be exactly the same as Carp fishing with me in Indiana, where I grew up.

Pull a Carp in, bash that SOB in the head relentlessly with a stick, toss the effer back.

Mom used to love catching/cooking Carp. Me? Can't stand to eat them, so I always made sure any I caught were NOT going to be re-caught by Mom after I tossed them back, so she could cook them up.

I will admit that they are a sizable fish that puts up a hella nice fight. But it's a waste of my time that could be spend hauling in catfish, perch, bass, or whatever else.

There IS a Carp recipe I like, though:

Rub the Carp down with your favorite dry rub.
Nail the Carp through the head to a cedar plank (or any other aeromatic wood).
Cover the Carp with a paste of your favorite spices, herbs, and sundry other goodies.
Put the plank/Carp into a smoker for several hours, until you judge the Carp is done (based on size).
Pull the plank/Carp out, pry the Carp off the plank and toss it into the garbage and eat the plank.

It's a tasty, high-fiber dish loaded with flavor.

 

[Remshooter]

Not a fancy fighter, but they pull like a bulldozer. Down at High Rock we will sometime fill a chum bucket with dry dog food etc. and tie it to the neighbors pier with in casting distance. The big carp will come and push it around trying to get it to spill out. A dough ball or a sugar pop on a hook will get them. They are spooky, so have to sneak up. When "the boy was about 5 years old he wanted to catch one" I hooked one on his little Mickey Mouse rod and handed it to him. Fish ran all the line off, jerked him up off the seat and pretty much drug him to the end of the pier where I grabbed the rod again, so the fish could break off. Look on his face was priceless. I laughed for days about it! For a minute he was sure he was going to Davey Jones Locker.