Thread: Catching Koi Carp

Originally Posted by MB

No, but snapper would eat anything, including an old t-shirt, dead birds and polystyrene (I've seen it with my own eyes). I'm sure carp will work as bait. Some people swear by it. I wouldn't expect it to be as good as skipjack tuna, blue mackerel, pilchard etc in creating a scent trail, but if the snapper can find, they'll eat it.

We find it to be better than pilchards and mullet. stays on the hook really well and is oily enough to attract fish. Blue mackerel and skippies are too nice to use as bait!!

we catch them with bows and arrows, or a fyke net. works a charm.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

We find it to be better than pilchards and mullet. stays on the hook really well and is oily enough to attract fish. Blue mackerel and skippies are too nice to use as bait!!

we catch them with bows and arrows, or a fyke net. works a charm.

tried koi of cape Karikari burley and bait - a spot that normally produced good snapper- had no luck with it went back to skipjack - surprised many on here had success with it - maybe should have tried again --but cannot eat skipjack in any form just cant stand the smell

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

tried koi of cape Karikari burley and bait - a spot that normally produced good snapper- had no luck with it went back to skipjack - surprised many on here had success with it - maybe should have tried again --but cannot eat skipjack in any form just cant stand the smell

maybe auckland snapper like it better we even use catfish as bait and burley. mince the carp and catfish frames up. fillet them and voila. we find it stays on the hook well.