carp on maggots

[mad frankie frazer]

hello everybody

went fishing today and im sorry to say i blanked.

anyway there was a guy on the opposite side swim who had about 5 out all doubles, and they all were caught on maggots.

can anybody tell me of any good methods on useing maggots for big carp.

[carping_mad]

how i fish with maggots

 

[j_s]

I used the above method with a piece of fake corn and caught a 15lb common within 10 seconds of casting in (my first cast as well)

[fantasticfisherman]

i caught my personal best carp on maggots last year floatfishing a bunch of them in the margins under an overhanging bush which i could see the carp underneath.it was 21lb 8oz.

[dazler]

Use a similar type of presentation but with fake maggots! Critically balance the fake maggots on a size 8 or 6 mini D hook ( i use the ready done Fox mini D's) Use rig putty on the hook shank to balance. Before u cast out glue a few live maggots to your balanced (madusa rig) and hey presto movement and longeverty!

It's the mutts nutts as u know that u have a working rig that small fry cant demolish before hitting the deck

 

Tight lines mad F

daz

[UK-Fishing-Tackle.co.uk]

Pile as many maggots on the hook as you can, but try (if possible) to lightly hook them (might need to go down to a 10 or 12), so they still wriggle well.

 

Then bang out a feeder rod, with a weighted block end feeder and wait. It's basic, but where the carp take maggots well it does work.

 

In my experience small stockies tend to take maggots over bigger fish (1 to 4lb sort of size). It's by no means a rule, and it may just be the ponds I fish!!

 

My 2 cents anyway...

[edd]

fish maggots about 6in to 12in under the surface and keep feeding very often ive had 150lb+ in weight this way biggest is 17lb like this so far

[Common 40]

Theses a great piece on maggot presentation in the new underwater dvd part 4

[Gaffer]

I caught my PB on maggots using the Medusa Rig (maggots super-glued to a cork ball).

 

I used live maggots on the Medusa Rig and frozen dead's as freebies.