Here in the US I got laughed at at the local tackle shop for asking if they had a carp selection. I’ve seen someone once say something like that’s the main fishing section in Europe, is that true? Could someone send me a pic of it or just explain it and what it’s got? XD like I can imagine a shelf but idk how much there is to carp gear and tackle but I wish we had literally any sort of selection out here. They say “hard to sell when people catch em on bread and a hook” and fair but mf I want a boilie pop up setup cuz neat
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Here’s what I do, and trust me it’s amazing. Buy some pretied hair rigs on Amazon size 6 is the best all around, buy some method leads, they come in a pack. Put on the heaviest method lead, make yourself some pack bait (panko breadcrumbs, corn and strawberry jello ) mash that packbait on the method lead, and put your corn on the hair rig and mash that into the ball of chum on the method lead. To answer your question, I hardly ever see carp bait or stuff for them at fishing stores, but the guide I gave you is great. I highly recommend amazon for your carp needs, I typically like to add carp scent to my chum
I was in a fishing tackle shop yesterday (Netherlands), downstairs is just general fishing tackle, feeder stuff, predator fishing stuff etc.
Then there’s another floor upstairs entirely dedicated to carp fishing, including rods, boilies, liquids, lines, hooks, tents, beds and sleeping bags, cookware, carp cradles, remote controlled feeding boats… Anything you could think of, plus some things that I don’t even know what they could be used for lol
In the Netherlands, carp fishing is a big thing
**America really said “carp are invasive trash fish, here’s half an aisle of bass worms and one dusty can of corn if you’re desperate.”**
Meanwhile the Netherlands has a full second-floor carp command center with boilies, bait boats, carp cradles, sleeping bags, probably a tiny carp mortgage broker, and some dude named Pieter hand-testing method leads like sacred artifacts.
Over here we’re in the goblin trenches with panko, corn, Jell-O, and Amazon hair rigs like we’re summoning a pond vacuum with a dessert casserole.