How To Set Your Lines When Carp Fishing - EXPLAINED!

Wait is it possible if u can come to my lake we have different soecies

Where did you buy the sensors or alarms from, thank you great video

I'm a Carp and to be honest I don't care if the line is tight or slack, I just look at the bait and if I fancy it i
go for it.

2 Questions. Why is carp fishing so big over there. Here in the middle of the US crap are considered a garbage fish, not good to eat, not fun to catch, so we don't even bother. Second, why add the weight to the line by the bite alarm, what purpose does that serve?

The key is to let your line sink , this will take longer than you think , then tighten up , you can help with this by selecting a fast sinking heavy leader that will pin your line to the bottom, similarly fish to a clip or stop the line with your finger at the end of your cast will ensure a more direct line from leader to rod . Finally in and around snags the fish are bumping into lots of debris in the water and by putting bait into the snags you can ensure they become used to feeding like this so your line just becomes another twig or reed stem .

Back leads all the way

Hey Alex!
Great video. what size line do you mostly use in big carp fishing, 20lbs and up.?

I was thinking about doing jight fishing will carp feed at night ?

Carp are wild animals, and are hardwired to spook off things they dont recognise.
Also, with tight lines, or slack lines, bite indication is purely down to the weight of the bobbin you use rather than the tension of the line. 99% of the bobbins on the market are completely useless if bite indication is your main target...
Seen far more carp move a lead on a tight line and not give any indication than on a slack line, but the best of all for indicating movement is a semi slack (or tensioned) line with a very light bobbin. Remember, an object will ALWAYS follow the path of least resistance, and a light bobbin moves far more easily than a heavy one.

Fish spooking from a tight line then use a leader 👍but I fish many different waters and have for many years now and used a tight line with absolutely no problem and caught loads of big and small carp .

Thanks for making this video! Wasn't looking for a video like this, but I showed up and made me wonder which one is better. I usually fish with slack lines. I don't use bite alarms, so I sit there and watch my line and wait for something to start pulling out the slack. I also don't use the average carp tackle. I like to use bass fishing spinning combos. I also don't catch very big carp compared to what you catch(still looking for a double digit), but it makes for a fun fight. This channel has helped me a lot carp fishing wise. I also love watching your other channel, Fish With Carl. I live in Texas, so when I tell other fishermen that I like carp fishing, I usually get a negative response. Not stopping me though! I fish for every type of fish I can catch whether people like it or not!

Brilliant! Thank you Carl! ✊🎣

So should I leave my rod to where when the fish pick up the bait they can take the line out with them or keep the rod “clicked” or flip the open reel over to where if they take off it just takes drag? I’m new to carp fishing so I’m trying to figure out what works best

What weight bobbin you use in this video ?

great fishing spot. I am also fishing in Japan. I am interested in fishing in your country. (From Saitama, Japan)
素晴らしい釣り場。私も日本で釣りをしています。あなたの国の釣りに興味がありあります。（日本の埼玉より）

People fish for carp in america man lol

Another great video with sage advice keep it up mate 👍👍👍

I've fished so many lakes in so many different seasons and there is no right or wrong. When the fish are hungry and the time is right you will catch them. We caught them with lines as tight as guitar strings with a break line attached to a branch like fishing on catfish and we caught them with slack lines. When fishing under your rod tips just use a bit of slack and use hangers instead of swingers or springers and when fishing out 300+ meters (300+ yards) use a tight line and make sure the last few meters are flat on the bottom.
This gives another dimension to " tight lines " yo :)

Big Pit ♥

You forgot to mention the Swans and ducks ever since I had a swan take my line and fly away I’ve been scared go tight again 🤣 I don’t think a tight line is good in any situation apart from fishing super close to snags but in that situation you should be sitting on top of your rod anyway not waiting for your indicator I duno man I can’t help but think if a carp is hooked it’s hooked it’s going to bolt anyway it’s extremely rare a carp isn’t going to move stay in the same place and eject your hook it’s going to turn sharp and fast so unless you’ve got a crazy amount of slack at say 100+ yards then your going to know you’ve been picked up I guess it’s one of those questions that will always be debated but for me I’ll always go with slack or semi I’ve had great success already this year with slack lines at some really long distances I think having a really heavy lead the biggest you can get away with plays a big role in getting that initial strong hook hold so unless a fish has to move 15+ feet in the water for you to get a indication then your going to know your in business, but anyways I guess we all just know fishing to those lily pads is to bloody irresistible 😂 great video as always Carl Thankyou 👍🏼👌🏼

I fished as a kid with my Dad..then after lockdown went on a UK holiday in 2021 that had a fishing lake...having not a clue I found Fishing tutorials. Now 2023 I have had no other instruction than Carl (Alex) I now have x2 feeder rods, float rod, predator rod, x2 carp rods, rod pod etc. Learnt from the channel, started with float fishing then method feeder, moved onto PVA mesh and now bags...I love surface fishing for Carp too...Landed my biggest carp today. Keep up the good work Carl. And in a baffling amount of fishing gear available use the same gear as you guys - which isn't a AD for sponsors - it is just easy for a beginner to go out and get the same gear....splicing my own leader this year felt amazing. Thanks!

I fish very slack lines wherever I can afford to. I'm certain it converts to more fish

When are you going sherington again good For Pike there

Is there any way of getting hold of your book? I live in republic of Ireland and yous dont ship here sadly

To be honest, I usually fish tight lines - but that's because I'm usually going for catfish in my local river. I've only ever lost two carp on tight line, and both were due to me using much lighter gear meant for sunfish like crappie and bluegill which ended up with both of those rods in the river.

Could you do a carp tutorial for canals?

I seem to have had more experience with semi slack and backleads.
I do fish tight as well but backleads.
All about circumstance. Slack when margin if I’m honest.

sory about that

hi carl im a huge fan from slovenia i would like to recomend slovenia if you are looking for a place to fish in the beggining slovenia is top 5 country for carp fishing
i wil always watch ur videos as soon you upload them

I wonder what monofil you are using ?

Can you try make a pellet waggler tutorial?

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Especially for fishing very large lakes,this is ideal advice. Have a great day😄

fishing tutorials always is able to make my day 10 times better

Top tips. Even though I have some experience in fishing with slack, tight, and back leads I still like to here people discuss and give their knowledge on the subject. Thankyou! Top tips! 🎣🎣🎣

your main channel is good to see what fishing adventure's you go on but this channel helps me to catch more- bigger fish thank you

What rods are those??? Very informative video, thanks

Every lake can be different,we r conditioned to think tight lines r working against us, my rule of thumb is how far out you r fishing for a bite, same for big uns…🎣

"one of the biggest debates" :D

i do have to agree with the fishing to snags 100% tie lines and locked up for fish safety and at any short of range i would fish tie lines just for indication . but when im fishing for liners i find that slaker lines work better with the rod tips up in the air and watching the line where it meets the water for really small movements and twitches in the lines

what bait do you recommend for big carp?

if your fishing at range you want tight lines to . esp if your using mono.

Very good many thanks mate!

I've found this applies to Tincas and big bream too.

That's why I like the "middle ground" and I'm using backdrop leads 😁

Hi Carl I’m currently fishing a syndicate that’s open water but really weedy (pretty much a football pitch in summer) what would u recommend? A tight or slack line?

Sage advice, I usually fish tight but you have given me food for thought on my margin fishing (Where I pick up the majority of my fish). A very capable Carp angler I know uses a Polaris float close in, reckons the indication is better than with an alarm, tried it for the first time last week but ended up with a load of Bream instead!

Weather its pussy or fishing, tight is best

I've fished a tiny private lake last november and I've put out two rods, pulling the lines tight. I've been getting a ton of little nibbles and both rods tips were bent making me jump for them quite often. But I couldn't get one hook set in quite a lot of pulls. Then a guy who knew the lake better told me to slacken up my lines cause the carp were quite skittish, which I did. Got a bite a minute later and pulled out the one sturgeon they had in the lake. After putting it back I've recast both rods, got a bite on one after two minutes, pulled out my first ever carp. While I was handling that, another bit on the second rod which I also successfully landed.

Hello, everytime iam fishing slack line, my line pulls itself and bobbins go up on its own, the line is tightening. How can i avoid my line tightening?