Carp in Mud

[bapa bear]

I am new to this site.  The carp body of water I fish is heavy with milfoil.  The open spots are soft mud (Muck) That is the bad.  The good is that 20 pound carp are seen daily swimming around in this private farm pond.

What is the best way to rig that will prevent the bait from diapering in the mud?  I am sure this has been addressed in the past. But as I said, I am new here.Thanks

[salokcinnodrog]

12 hours ago, bapa bear said:

I am new to this site.  The carp body of water I fish is heavy with milfoil.  The open spots are soft mud (Muck) That is the bad.  The good is that 20 pound carp are seen daily swimming around in this private farm pond.

What is the best way to rig that will prevent the bait from diapering in the mud?  I am sure this has been addressed in the past. But as I said, I am new here.Thanks

Welcome to carp.com.

The simple answer is fish where the fish feed, and that may be in the mud or silt.

Something else that may be worthwhile is fishing floating baits, as simple as attaching a piece of bread or floating dog biscuit to a hook, putting a few free offerings in and getting your bait amongst them. Surface or floater fishing is a science in itself, and there are plenty of threads on here that may help.

 

I'm not sure where you are based, so my advice is relevant to the UK, but should work everywhere. I first fished a farm pond I think 40+ years ago, and it was as simple as putting in a few grains of sweetcorn, and fishing the lift float method over it. If you bait up in a few spots with sweetcorn and pellets then you could get a few spots for fishing.

It is still a way I fish now, even on some waters that are heavily carp fished with anglers and rods sat on the buzzers. First thing in the morning, or just going into dark.

For carp fishing I would use a 15lb mainline in weedy waters.

 

Other people will give other advice, chod rig, helicopter rig, long hooklink, paternoster or lead link, and all are right. It works for them.

[jh92]

13 hours ago, bapa bear said:

I am new to this site.  The carp body of water I fish is heavy with milfoil.  The open spots are soft mud (Muck) That is the bad.  The good is that 20 pound carp are seen daily swimming around in this private farm pond.

What is the best way to rig that will prevent the bait from diapering in the mud?  I am sure this has been addressed in the past. But as I said, I am new here.Thanks

Helicopter setup with either a wafter or popup. I would the lightest lead you can get away with. With a heli setup it will pull the lead down into it but will leave your rig above 👍