Fishing for Carp in Weedy Lakes

I have discovered this year that just like confronting life's challenges directly, if you want to learn to catch fish in heavy weeds you have to fish the weeded swims more often.

Practice makes perfect.

I've learned that a loose drag works for me. I palm the reel to stiffen the line when needed, but it also gives me feedback from the fish to ease up and let them run when needed too. It takes practice but its helped me tremendously this year.