Carp Care: How to handle, hold and treat carp on the bank

Properly caring for a carp on the bank is one of the most important aspect of carp fishing. We need to ensure the carp we catch are returned back to the water in excellent condition and suffer the least amount of stress or damage while out of the water.

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00:00 Introduction
00:35 How to secure your landing net
01:14 Prepare your swim after landing a carp
02:03 Getting the carp out of the water
02:42 Getting the hook out
03:22 How to weigh the carp accurately
04:14 How to lift and hold the carp for a photo
08:43 How to treat the wounds

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[bo]

I always had a bit trouble with holding the fish for a photograph. Glad i found this video, thanks

[workrestandplaysnooker]

Great video, I've not caught a carp that size yet so it's good to know in advance the best way to handle one

[lmmusic]

you net the carp put it on a wet mat unhook it maybe a photo and put it back asap no need for unnecessary rubbish the longer it's out the water the more its hurt your crap antiseptic won't help anything

[ryansmith]

If you care about that fish so much why don't you get it back in the water asap

[royclose]

it's ironic that some anglers still don't know how to care for the carp on the bank get prepared first that's what i say 👍🎣🎣🎣

[epiphonespec]

Matthew just finished watching all of your videos, thanks for great tips and everything you are doing, I hope you wont mind if I will borrow some of those tips, especially about carp care and share them with carp anglers of Lithuania on my videos, as I can clearly state that even for some advanced level carp anglers these tips will be something new he he, it is shame great to that I found some new and useful information here which definatelly will improve my future sessions on the bank

[michaelwilson]

hi mathew that was proffesional and amazing to watch i used to fish the river lea when i was young and always loved fishing, now i have got my long hours at work out of the way iv got all my new carp gear ready but need your advice please, is orabase ok to use as an anticeptic as i feel compelled to try help these fish if needed, kind regards mike in lancashire.

[StelmachsWorld]

Hey brother, can you do a video more indepth on unhooking specifically carp? I seem to find myself struggling to get the hooks out of their fatty mouths and the carp are out of the water way longer than necessary.

It would help me and I bet plenty of other beginners, also it would save fish.

[wheremylifego]

wow ...that's amazing, learnt alot from this video ....thank you (bet it dont go down like that for me tho)😂😂

[Maythbwithu]

I've just realised you remind me of Ray Mears!

[brandondubois]

I was bass fishing and after catching a few Alabama Bass, I hooked on a 3 foot Carp. Didn’t even know he was in the pond. Broke off my hook right when I got him to the bank.. on a Crankbait haha

[josh.w]

Hi I know I am a little late to comment but what is a safe amount of time to keep the carp out of the water? I always get worried I leave it out to long

[leerandall]

I'm sorry to say but it's common to see fish handled badly by people that really should know better,  Only tonight I watched a programme where a TV presenter didn't bother remove a watch and placed a carp onto a un-hooking mat that was bone dry from sitting in the June sun (Matt Haye's on a show about French carping, lake escapes) Then he walked a 20 plus pound sturgeon back to the lake down a muddy slope in he's hands, no sling, This on a TV show to educate angler's, So thank you for this upload,  it's nice to see people taking the time to teach people the right way  !

[achannel]

the intro music gave me acid flashbacks

[dcdfmbf]

hi there! i was wondering what sling and cradle you are using?

Great vid!

[jimladbrooke]

How about trying not to touch them at all, I don’t bother with pictures and all that messing around

[denzilwalk]

spot on info as even though i always wet my hands before touch i've never thought about the fish being uncomfortable over the heat from them, it makes sense really. thanks

[Luca-xvoy]

The carp I catch are so fukin slimy they just slip right out of my hands

[rikcharter]

Good vid. Tho I wouldn’t spin the carp I’d walk around the other side of the cradle. And my mate with the camera does the same. I

[clutchsharp]

How long can a carp be without water without damage done?