Back to Sweet Corn

 

This is one of a couple of carp I landed on this
cold afternoon.  It hit a combo bait of sweet corn
and a white artificial corn on the hair rig.

In the last week I have made the move back to sweet corn.  Sweet corn from the can that you buy in a supermarket is one of the most effective carp baits you can use.  Big problem with sweet corn during most of the year is that many species of fish and turtles can easily take it off the hook or hair because it is so delicate. However, at this time of the year, the pests are gone due to the cold water so sweet corn is the way to go.

You can use sweet corn in a number of ways.  You can put it on the hair rig using a couple of pieces.  If you are not into hair rigging, you can just put a couple of kernels on a small #8 or #10 hook.  I like to put one kernel of sweet corn on the hair rig along with a plastic artificial corn.  That is what I have been using this week to catch my December carp.

With a cold spell coming and nights dropping way down below freezing, this could be it for awhile for carp fishing from ponds and lakes. Once the ice arrives, it is over.  You can still fish for them in moving water, but I have had very little luck this December in river currents. Small ponds have been far more effective.