Things to Do When You Can't Fish for Carp

It's overcast, temps are in the low 40's (upper 30's with the wind chill factored in) and the autumn leaves are falling. Let's face it, unless you like to freeze your you-know-what off, it's going to be tough sledding for carp fishing pretty soon here in Michigan. So, what to do when you can't fish? Here are some of my ideas:

Read books about fishing

• Watch TV shows about fishing
• Look at online fishing equipment catalogs
• Watch YouTube videos about carp fishing
• Think about fishing incessantly

You get the picture....

Here are some of my favorites of all the above:

TV Shows and YouTube

 

 

 

 Online Fishing Catalogs

Resistance Tackle

 

Big Carp Tackle

 

Ranger Nets

Books

Feel free to share your favorites in the comments. Maybe we can build a library of "things to do when you can't carp fish" that will serve as a resources for other carp fishing addicts this winter.



No Carp Fishing: 12 Inches of Snow Today

With all of the snow we've been having lately, carp fishing is next to impossible here in Southeast Michigan right now. The lakes are frozen over. There is 10 inches of snow on the ground. And the temps have been ranging from 30 degrees down to 5. Tomorrow we're forecast drop down near ZERO. So I spent the day preparing a plan for spring fishing.

I need a landing mat, a rig storage box, a couple of additional alarms, more size 6 hooks and some Butter Nut flavoring.

I have enjoyed researching the various options on BigCarpTackle.com and ResistanceTackle.com. Some items are carried by both companies, some by one only, but between both companies I'll be able to find everything I am shopping for.

It's definitely addictive, because the more I shop the more I find "nice to have items" that I didn't know existed but now would like to have in the future.