Whats The Best Bait 4 Grass Carps? 2024
jonnysmith reply :
when i go atv riding i come many lakes n canals deep in the woods and noticed many of them have (grass carp) in there some carps ive seen are 3feet long..ive tryed catching then with all sorts of artifical baits,bread balls,even dead cut bait and nothing..does anybody here know whats the best bait to catch these grass carps?..
Captain Shane Procell reply :
Corn works well.
bocabasser reply :
Ficus berries are the best
Gotfishyfingers? reply :
corn attracts them to the area and biscuit dough on a hook catches them.
flyfisher reply :
It also helps to wait till they are feeding. Look for tails and them rooting on the bottom or feeding on top. Also they are very skittish fish and you need relatively light tackle to catch them even though they get to be huge.
I have had better luck on my fly rod than any other technique myself.
Good luck!!!
LgMouthGambler reply :
Corn meal balls.
Hyrule Bass reply :
snag em with a big treble hook
fstr385 reply :
Ive heard apple chunks work too, but I havent yet tried it.
quanjig reply :
1/3 cup white corn meal
1- package strawberry jello
Vanilla extract
In a small sauce pan, put the DRY corn meal and turn the burner on low to medium heat. Stir the corn meal while warming, do not let the corn meal burn. Slowly add water while stiring. You want the mixture to start to form small balls the size of marbles. When that happens, turn off the heat and add some of the jello mix. Keep moving the mixture and add a few drops of vanilla extract. The mix should still be marble size pieces. Keep the mixture moving. When it cools to the point where you can touch it comfortably, grab a couple of pinches out and form a ball, the consistency should be such that it will stay together on a hook. If its too dry, add a tablespoon of water to the mix and blen it in thoroughly, if its too wet. Add a bit of the jello and mix as well. When its correctly made, put it into a sandwich bag and off to catch ole bugle lips!!
slonezp reply :
Bow & arrow
Bankbeater reply :
See if there are any wild berries growing around the bank. Sometimes carp will go after them if they fall in the water.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 1/15/2013 at 5:07 AM, slonezp said:Bow & arrow
X2, easiest and most fun way to get a grass carp.
If you can find a mulberry tree dropping fruit into the water you can catch grass carp under it.
Dwight Hottle reply :
Radicchio lettuce.
Goose52 reply :
One of these days I might try to target grass carp with bait so I'm taking notes. I did have one 37-pounder hit my lipless crank on the fall - perhaps it thought it was plant matter falling through the water column. Otherwise, I usually inadvertently snag them as collateral damage when fishing lipless cranks across grass flats for bass as shown by this photo of a 48-pounder... 
StinkyBass reply :
I have a lake behind my house and there are some monster grass carp back there! through ALOT of trial and error i have found that "chumming with oat meal" (or corn) attracts them with in 30-40 minutes if they are not in the area. if they are in the area, get ready with a small hook, and pre-prepared bread balls. they have small mouths so you dont want to use a 5/0, try a pan fish hook or a 1/0. next, put your bread ball on, but only enough to just cover the tip of the hook. i find that white wonder bread and a little spit make a good consistency that wont fall apart or get eaten up too quickly by the sunfish. i usually let the leader be 3-4 ft from your bobber so your bait lays on the bottom (b/c they are bottom feeders, as the previous posts have probably mentioned.) HAVE FUN! this is a great way to catch a large fight worthy fish!!!
RAMBLER reply :
Maybe alfalfa or white clover?
new2BC4bass reply :
On 1/15/2013 at 5:07 AM, slonezp said:Bow & arrow
That was my first thought. 
new2BC4bass reply :
On 2/2/2013 at 9:30 PM, RAMBLER said:Maybe alfalfa or white clover?
My second thought was Kentucky Bluegrass.
new2BC4bass reply :
On 1/18/2013 at 2:21 AM, Goose52 said:One of these days I might try to target grass carp with bait so I'm taking notes. I did have one 37-pounder hit my lipless crank on the fall - perhaps it thought it was plant matter falling through the water column. Otherwise, I usually inadvertently snag them as collateral damage when fishing lipless cranks across grass flats for bass as shown by this photo of a 48-pounder...
Looks like the right size for a Tarpon with a snoot full of Sour Gummies.
Goose52 reply :
On 2/9/2013 at 8:13 AM, new2BC4bass said:Looks like the right size for a Tarpon with a snoot full of Sour Gummies.
I had a hook-up on one of these "tarpon" last month - this time, the tarpon/carp won and stole my Red Eye Shad. It was great fun for the 20-30 seconds that I had the fish on...
MrBadGuy reply :
Boile, corn
joetomlee reply :
In my opinion this is a very underrated fish. I am going to be doing a lot more carp fishing this year, they put up great fights that last right until they're landed. It's a real great way to catch some huge fish too. If state regulations allow and you frequent the area, try chumming with corn for a couple days to attract them to the area. Then, use a ball of bread with vanilla extract in the middle. Carp love it!
As others have already mentioned, it's important to use smaller hooks on these guys (they have small mouths), size 2 or 3 is good. Also let the bait sit on bottom with a slack line, This might be something you aren't used to doing if you fish for other species such as bass but I've heard of a lot of people losing carp because they felt the line and got scared. Slack line keeps the carp from running into it and getting frightened. Just keep an eye on your line and you'll see them start to pull at it.
Capt.Bob reply :
a can of whole kernel sweet corn works here in Ohio. When others aren't hitting they are a ball to catch.
jonnysmith reply :
i saw 1 time in the everglades a guy in a canoe catching big craps with a cross bow,he was really raking them in i tell ya...does any1 know if u can eat those grass carps?..ive heard of folks eating ;GARS; and they say its very tastey.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 1/13/2013 at 6:13 AM, bocabasser said:Ficus berries are the best
So I've heard. I leave them be. Of the few I caught by accident using a lure, I thought the fight was lackluster. Don't care to target them, I've got a better chance of hooking into a 40# tarpon.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/27/2013 at 7:27 AM, jonnysmith said:i saw 1 time in the everglades a guy in a canoe catching big craps with a cross bow,he was really raking them in i tell ya...does any1 know if u can eat those grass carps?..ive heard of folks eating ;GARS; and they say its very tastey.
People eat them around here, they cook them just like common carp. Not sure if they're supposed to taste good or not.
Insanity reply :
Grasshoppers! So I'd guess crickets would work as well. A buddy stocked a few in his pond back when I was a kid. I used to use huge grasshoppers ( three inches long when I could find them) for catfish and bass back then. And found out the grass carp liked them as well.
I'd suggest using them weightless if possible. If not bobber them.
If you do go after grass hopers in the summer of corse. A two liter coke bottle works great to hold them. Poke a bunch of holes in it and stuff a little grass in it to keep them from piling up and killing each other. Easy to put them in and shake out one at the time.
Best catfish bait. I'd even say there better then shad for channel cat.
Regular carp love corn so I'd guess they would to. That would be my second choice. About four or five pieces on a four oo eagle claw bait hook will do. The larger you go the more they will chew and spit it out. Trying to work the size down.
I've seen them follow lures on many a occasions but never had one bite.
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
On 1/14/2013 at 4:10 AM, fstr385 said:Ive heard apple chunks work too, but I havent yet tried it.
Apple chunks are killer for suckers on the river out here.
The way we'd catch carp as kids is as follows:
-Mix wonder bread with italian dressing and mash it up into a thick goo.
-Poke holes in a can of corn and chum with it (tie a string to the can so you can remove it when you leave.)
-Coat a size 2 or 4 hook with the bread/dressing goo and cast it out.
-Sit and wait.
On a side note, I am totally fascinated by British carp hunters. It's something I'll never understand. To each their own, but I just don't understand why folks are so enthralled with the carp over there when they have pike in their rivers/lakes. Sometimes I even watch youtube videos of carp fishing (but I always have to fast forward to the part where they catch a fish, because it's painful to just watch a guy sit there.) There's an entire industry built around it with chum sling shots, and carp mats to lay the fish on, etc. There was a famous trophy carp named Two-Tone who was memorialized after it was found dead (a grave and a plaque at the lake iirc,) and there are also obituaries written for this fish. Very intriguing.
Here is a photo from the Two-Tone's funeral. I'm seriously not making this up.... Google it.
I truly admire the passion of the carp hunters out there, but it leaves me scratching my head. Just more proof that fishing is a lifestyle and not just a pastime/hobby.
Cryoglobin reply :
I use a spear (hawaiian sling). As far as eating them, it can be done. But, they have more bones than a 14 year old bulldog. And it is a darker meat. The way I saw them prepared was slow smoked whole. The meat was then pulled from the carcass and sifted for bones, at which point it was useless for anything but a stew or croquettes. I had the croquettes, and they were not bad. Like I said, its pretty dark for a fish, and very much reminded me of ham in consistency and taste. It is not something I would want all the time, but an interesting experience.
Insanity reply :
Your dead on there.On 2/22/2013 at 5:35 AM, joetomlee said:Slack line keeps the carp from running into it and getting frightened. Just keep an eye on your line and you'll see them start to pull at it.
I no when most people think of bottom fishing they do so with the sinker tied in place on the line. . So I thought I'd add. It's best to use a leader, swivel, and a slip sinker on your main line. That way they can run around with the slack line and not feel anything till you set hook. Because they are spooky as you said. If they feel the sinker they will sometimes drop it and not come back.
jonnysmith reply :
this pasted tuesday i was in the everglades on my atv, exploring a new canal i found on goggle maps.in 2 hours i hooked like 20fish all types,small bass,oscars,snake heads,cat fish, a few gars,using a bobber & live bait,then i see this huge fish i thought it was a cat fish coming up2 my bait,2 my suprize it was a huge caro,dam this did look like a fresh water tarpon,i calculated its size between 3ft n 4ft long,it was a monster!!..the size of the scales was amazing they looked like quarter sized..i assume to net that fish u need a heavy action rod and like 60lb text line?
Stlbob reply :
In a city lake right down the street from me..there is a monster carp..i have seen it twice..both times it broke the rod of the poor folks trying to catch it...I have homemade carp bait in the fridge..i just want to catch it and weigh it..here is the rub the city does not stock the lake with carp..no idea who put it in there..
Goose52 reply :
On 1/14/2014 at 5:41 AM, jonnysmith said:this pasted tuesday i was in the everglades on my atv, exploring a new canal i found on goggle maps.in 2 hours i hooked like 20fish all types,small bass,oscars,snake heads,cat fish, a few gars,using a bobber & live bait,then i see this huge fish i thought it was a cat fish coming up2 my bait,2 my suprize it was a huge caro,dam this did look like a fresh water tarpon,i calculated its size between 3ft n 4ft long,it was a monster!!..the size of the scales was amazing they looked like quarter sized..i assume to net that fish u need a heavy action rod and like 60lb text line?
Well, if you have open water and lots of time on your hands you can do it with lighter gear. I posted this photo earlier in this thread. This was a 47 inch long, 48 pounder caught with a 7' medium power BC rod and 10lb test. It took 53 minutes from hook-up to landing.
PondHunter reply :
The best bait? Dynamite..............
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