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No standing for me, but... Is it possible to cast a fly rod without standing?
And it's been many, many years since I messed with a fly rod, and I didn't do much with it then. What would be a good setup for these monster carp? That might also work for small bass and bream?
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I was fishing in my kayak the other day, way up in the shallows were a bunch of enormous carp, spawning??? Anyway, they would spook when I got within about 5 feet, so I starting seeing how close I could get. When they would rocket out of there it was like seeing bull redfish in the shallows on TV. One of them slammed into the kayak, gave me a pretty fair jolt.
If you can stand in your kayak, sight fishing for carp with a fly rod is incredibly fun. I'd spend a lot of time in that spot
No standing for me, but... Is it possible to cast a fly rod without standing?
And it's been many, many years since I messed with a fly rod, and I didn't do much with it then. What would be a good setup for these monster carp? That might also work for small bass and bream?
Definitely very doable to cast without standing but I find it hard to fish for carp from a seated position. They are incredibly spooky - you need pinpoint casts that are close to their face - but not too close to spook them. Consider kayaking to the spot then wading or even better, casting from shore.
I generally use a 9ft 6wt rod with a 9ft straight piece of 10lb mono or 14lb flouro for leader depending on how brushy the spot I'm fishing is. However the carp near me aren't huge - maybe 12-15lbs max, and I still occasionally feel undergunned with the 6 wt, so if yours are bigger, go heavier.
Any tiny wiggly fly will do the trick - I use some generic crab fly I found on eBay that I bought a ton of but wooly buggers and hairs ear nymphs are also favorites. Size 10 to 14 usually, natural colors. Cast 3 feet ahead of them and drag into their face slowly, and if they are feeding, hold on.