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Fishing for Carp in Lakes
Containing Crayfish
There are many waters in France and abroad that contain crayfish, there’s
also a few English waters with crayfish present. Crayfish can be a nightmare
when fishing for carp. They are renowned for homing in on carp anglers bait,
no matter what colour or flavour of boilies are used. They can turn a
fishing session into a nightmare, especially if not prepared or you have no
idea of their presence. When their presence in a lake is known, many anglers
don’t like to put out much bait as they fear the crays will wipe them out.
So, the question is how can we get in good amounts of bait to attract
carp without the crayfish eating them before carp find them?
Many anglers tackle the crayfish problem by meshing up the hook bait so they
can’t get into the bait itself. However, this may protect the hook bait but
it can’t do much for any freebies that surround the rig. The crayfish will
still eat all the free offerings and, in effect, leave you fishing with
single hook baits!
Getting Rig of All the Crayfish in Your Swim
Another tactic to use on carp lakes that contain crayfish is to bait up so
heavily that it purposely brings in the crayfish. The big attraction from
the smell of all the bait will bring in huge numbers of crayfish, and once
this happens it will cause so much commotion and movement on the bottom that
the carp will inevitably move in. As the carp move in the crayfish will
disappear, and this process will leave you with a ton of hungry carp
feeding on top of a ton of bait!
Before piling in the bait it may be best to mesh up, or put large shrink
tube around the hook bait if you intend to place out a rig while baiting up.
A method I like to use to gauge the presence of crayfish is to cast
regularly to check the hook bait for nibbles. Once this stops, the tactic
has worked and I can confidently cast out a carp rig with a normal boilie
attached.
Applying a New Carp Bait
Fishing for Carp in Rivers
Locating
Big Carp in the Spring
Carp
Location in the Summertime
Finding
Large Carp in the Cold Winter
Location
of Most Carp in Autumn
The
Case for Quality Carp Bait
Fishing Tactics for Snags & Trees
Boilie Placement on the Hair rig
Different types of carp rigs to use
Attempting to Catch Wary Carp
A Carp's Digestive System in Detail
Common
Baiting Tactics When Fishing
The Various Carp Bait
used to Catch Bigger Carp
When to use Pop-ups or Bottom Bait for Carp Fishing
How to
complete a Baiting
Campaign on Lakes & Ponds
The
Basic Carp Fishing
Baits Used to Catch Large Carp
Fishing Tactics when Fishing for Carp during Long-stay Sessions
Advice & Articles on How to Fish for Big Carp
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