Try picking up speed and coast through. They don't like alot of vibration sometimes. To much vibration from you generator can do it too.

 

This right here. I shot a tournament last night where most of the carp hugging the weedy shoreline because of so much shooting pressure. Best tactic seemed to trolling into or next to the marsh/weed grass, wait until you sight one (look for moving weeds) and coast into the spot you think he is. ( in my case, i just let off the bigfoot switch which worked great)

 

Shooting from a boat or walking the bank? Day or night?

 

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big differences in each type of fishing. Little more back ground would help

 

Fishing open water??? Lily pads??? Troller??? Gennie or battery and LED???

 

fishing from a boat at night. Trolling motor. Dont know the name of the generator that i have, its a older one. I was spooking the fish in more open water then anywhere

 

Would either try fishing faster or slower, see if anything with speed was blowing them out ahead of you, so wasn't like was "weed wacking" thru the salad with the troller making noise then??? Sometimes also the fish are just spookier than others, have had nights with just boils and swirls and other nights they just seem to sit there.

 

try to keep a constant speed on the troller. Most fish don't mind constant vibration but changing speeds or stomping feet arrows on metal the definitely get the hint and try to get out of the way. Open water like mud flats fish tend to be more spooky compared to weed beds, rock beds, or fallen timber. Some water bodies have fish that spook very easily, some water bodies fish almost never spook and then water bodies it just depends on thr night.

so recap, constant speed, can try slower or faster as garp mentioned, look for some kind of structure and if all else fails take longer shots and shoot quicker.

Any more I tend to have more fun shooting spookier fish as they are running away. Might not put as many fish in thr boat but teaches you to snap shoot at moving targets making the fish laying in front of the boat feel like gimme shots

 

Also check your troller, take prop off and look for line under the prop, could be troller making some noise underwater also that we can't hear

 

They are winding you my dude. Scent free clothes, wash your boat in baking soda and store it in a GIANT ziplock bag, and approach from downwind. Watch your success soar!

 

And keep the wind in your face!

 

wind from the west best!!

 

At night, the troller is probably the biggest thing. I expect fish to spook on both a speed change and an on/off. When coming up on some fish I try to keep the troller on with the bigfoot switch and get our shots off before I stop the motor.

If the troller itself vibrates a lot or smacks bottom at all that will also spook them. For the most part though, at night the shots are a lot closer because the fish just don't see you like they do in daytime so they are a lot easier to kill.

 

Highly recommend Scent-loc parka and scent-away spray!

 

We run an Ozonics over each guy. Definitely saw an A-HA moment. Try it, you'll be convinced. Worth the money.

 

I make custom carp calls to if you want to order one. I can tune it however you like.

 

And don't forget the "carp in heat" attractant,really makes them stupid and come in real close

 

You guys are all working way too hard on this one. All ya gotta do is tan up some carp hides and make yourself a full body carp suit, they'll think you're just a big female and come running!

(I'm not responsible for any of you trying this and accidentally getting shot by your buddy who's had a few too many!)

 

Come on,Check out my avatar pic dude, "Every girls crazy about a carp dressed man" don't be telling all my secrets