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This released carp was one of 9 carp landed today on
sweetcorn or sweetcorn/artificial corn fished on the hair rig.

I was in a bit of slump in the last few days.  It was a fish here, a fish there.  So, I checked back on my log from last year to see if I was doing anything differently. I found that I was using sweetcorn a lot more than I was using it this year in May.  In the last few weeks I have been using maize in combo with artificials. I went this route because of the pests like turtles, horned pout and suckers who would take off the bait. But, maize is far less effective than sweetcorn.
So, I went back to using sweetcorn today and the results were impressive. I was either using sweetcorn alone or in combination with artificial corn.  I did two short sessions today, three hours in the morning and two hours in the evening.  In that time I managed to put 9 carp on the bank up to 20 lbs. It was very good fishing, and I credit the sweetcorn for the success.
I will warn fishermen that if you use sweetcorn at this time of year you had better check your bait fairly often like every 20 or 30 minutes.  Several times today I found out I had no bait. I'm sure turtles and suckers were taking it off. But, when it stayed on, it was very effective.
If you are looking for some inexpensive but quality sweetcorn try "Double Luck" sweetcorn sold at Walmart. It sells for about 50 cents a can.