How To Set Your Lines When Carp Fishing - EXPLAINED!

Fishing with tight lines improves bite indication, but slack lines are less likely to scare fish! Here's what I do...
I created Fishing Tutorials to help people learn about fishing and catch more fish! Watch big films on my main channel: @fishwithcarl

[colinwood]

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.

[Phrew]

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.

[CGfishing]

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!

[simonburt]

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!

[oliverveale]

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

[speky]

Love videos like this keep going Carl Ur the whole reason I got into fishing

[jrlandrews]

Finally my prayers have been answered, great job Carl keep this up dude

[robvercouteren]

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 :)

[lucamulholland-llado]

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

[trevorcornes]

Great video Carl, well explained . Really good information for new and old people to Fishing .

[lucamulholland-llado]

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

[Gypsyking]

Met you at the Big One angling show if you remember the old guy who calls himself the Crazy Carper well went to Swsnsborough near Lewes on Easter Monday used tight lines and caught two 20 lb plus Carp not bad for a place I've never fished before. Crazy Carper

[woodley_carping]

I learn something new with every video of yours mate. Keep up the great work 👍

[sturoe]

Have always fished tight lines with a back lead, but can see where and when I should have used a slack line. Live and learn.

[cliffdixon]

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!

[sifishes]

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! 🎣🎣🎣

[NairdA]

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

[hatchiefish-on]

Nice tip thank you I'm still learning

[bashab]

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 .

[carptoons]

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