How to catch carp off the surface - Floater Fishing

Carl Smith runs through all you need to know about surface fishing for carp and explains why it's the best way to catch carp. Enjoy!
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[@Marcin_Pisarski]

That's what I'm looking for in fishing - simplicity. I've been through , float, feeder, lure fishing, flyfishing but I miss old days, when all I needed was a fishing rod, a piece of bread and my father company :) This summer I'll try carp stalking and surface fishing for carp. Thanks for posting!

[@nickevans8530]

Another great video Carl ,beautifully filmed yet again .. and an almost a back to basics feel with this , which is very refreshing . It is a very exciting way of fishing and the anticipation of a take is a great feeling . Hope your 100% better now , and keep up the great vids - joy to watch.

[@CarpioTheOnlyOne]

@Carl great to have you back. Effortlessly delivered brilliant content

[@cheapshotfishing9239]

Exactly what you talked about in the beginning of this video is why I fell in love with carp fishing

[@zachjayrome8776]

Yay Carl and Alex back on the Nash channel missed it

[@TeamThomas]

One of the best videos I've ever seen, just what I needed to see after 9hrs without a bite today, super excited to try all this info out

[@MarkCarp]

one of my favourite ways of fishing and great filming too👍

[@user-dk2nh6gx2v]

*These are easy to use and highly visible **enjoyable.fishing** recommend they are extremely valuable for going from a dead drift set up to a float setup. They save time and you don't have to re-tie everything to add a float to your presentation.*

[@thewookiejedi]

One of your best Informational vids with lots of useful tips great work Boys 👍🏻

[@thecarpwhisperer872]

Awesome video explained it perfectly ..can’t wait for my first time back surface fishing 😎🤙🏼

[@MaluHunterFishing]

Magnificent video and amazing descriptions of the methodology

[@paulineryan7056]

onwards and upwards Carl...Loved it.Thank you.

[@hujohnny7785]

My husband has a knack for losing bobbers when we fish, so to ease my kids fear of running out I purchased a pack of these!

[@fishingvideosbykaine1072]

Excellent filming and good quality fish and great tips

[@MegaTerryNutkins]

Bought the 2lb Dwarf 6ft for this exact reason, take it with me to work and land some carp on the way home. Will never get tired of seeing fish take off the surface, light years away from sitting there waiting for alarms to go off.

[@geoffsaunderson5766]

Aaaaarrr roll on summer!!! Seriously this winter feels like eternity

[@pauledmonds3249]

Imagine having all this incredible gear and technology in 1985 when I started Carp fishing.But when it all boils down to it I was using mashed bread, float or simple bottom fishing techniques and looking for opportunist ways of catching the Carp. I caught a 29lb Mirror in 1985 on float fished bread. Things always to come full circle and with stealth, water craft and patience it's still the same.

[@AndrewFishman]

Paul Edmonds - probably better to have started without and done the hard yards. At least you figured how to catch fish, not just relied on the latest fad to try and get one.

[@JediCarper]

Wicked vids guys keep it up, these vid have made me do some 🎣🎣

[@Ps5_legend]

I can’t wait too do more surface fishing this year as last year I caught a 16 pound common and a 12.5 pound ghost carp

[@oliverroberts2492]

Loving these films especially the edge video with oli Davies 👍🎣🎣🎣

[@alanjones332]

Absolutely the way to do it. We’ve been doing it since before this kid was born. The chucking sticks, bait boats and buzzers have all got their place but they are a he says not the only way to catch carp. I bought that kind of set up many years ago , used it twice and said sorry not for me. Few floaters, and a float rod with a bit of meat,corn, or whatever. Bit of stalking and free lining… perfect

[@carlharris2481]

Nice to see you Carl on here other than the Carl and Alex you have, top description and top angling 👌 🎣

Congratulations, my friend, beautiful Fish. Hug and good Fishing.👍🎣

[@paulfranciosi647]

It is exciting to watch the carp take your floater.In the old days late 70s early 80s we never had most the carp gear that's available today we called it heavy legering for carp we had to learn for ourselves.

[@baelzabub]

for me slapping with the pole is one of my favourite ways to fish.

[@jimxcollins2570]

Same mate

[@SavageRob_]

Best way to discribe this kind of fishery, for a pike angler it's a really cool way of actively fishing for other species :)!

[@MartynsAnglingAdventures]

Nice one guys! Getting the juices flowing!

[@liphookcarper5390]

Hi Carl,yes most of my lakes ban floater fishing,but I'm of to a lake in Dorset in 2wks time so fingers crossed..Have to say it's not my most favourite way to fish,but I will give it a go rules permitting...

[@ericcrazycarper8955]

Never get board with Nash videos 👍👍

[@declengray1889]

Great viewing as always from you guys disappointed when finished lol 👍👍👍👍

[@sambottomley1558]

100% the best and most exciting way to catch carp imo. I would say almost half of the carp i have ever caught will have being surface caught even my pb was off the top . Nothing better than getting carp feeding well on the top and watching them take that hookbait. It all started for me when i visited my dad in egham and 5 minutes down the road from his house was thorpe lea, i was only 19 i think never caught a carp in my life lol. My dad taught me fly fishing from a young age so we where just trout fishermen. But when my dad moved down south he had started fishing thorpe lea so when i visited he wanted me to try carp fishing. After 2/3 hours sat behind the alarms i got restless and went for a walk around and found a good size group of carp in a bay just cruising the surface. So i hurried back to my dad to tell him and he set me a surface rod up , i caught my first ever carp that day along with about 20 others what a day. The next day i wanted to go back and do it again my dad took me but i took my fly rod aswell as my dads carp rods . Anyway the carp where still in this bay in the sun and i cast a super glued mixer in to the free Offerings with my fly rod it never took long until i hooked my first carp on a fly rod 🙈 oh my days what a scrap i had with it must have being 30 minutes easy it was unreal. From a carp virgin the day before to landing 20 odd my first day then the next day about the same but landing a 15lbs plus mirror on a fly rod was unforgettable. I came home and found carp lakes around me to fish all i really knew was surface fishing so in the warmer months i would just really fish on the top. Over the years i learned about bottom fishing and zigs but by far still my favourite method of catching carp is off the top.

[@royclose946]

Well done nash 👍 🎣 🎣 🎣

[@simonhuss9619]

Exactly same set up I use, apart from black opps 2lb, like u said close in its best fun, tbh I've been using my scope 6ft and 9ft 3lb dwarf for most my fishing. 🙌

[@oakcarp]

Great vid carl 👍

[@KB-wu8yb]

Awesome video! 👍

[@jerem9152]

I love Nash!!😍

[@leehauff7059]

Thanks for making my Bday. Great Video

[@leehauff7059]

Thanks

[@lsoutdoors2354]

Awesome video yall

[@bentaylor4155]

Haven’t been in a few years since having kids but my surface rod was ALWAYS the first to be set up, can’t wait to get back on the bank

[@iloveel09]

Well in Carl.. 😎 🎣 💯 🔥

[@jayjackson5459]

ive never used a bolt machine but im going to buy one friday. ive watched your video how to set one up but im wondering do u use a lead weight or just bolt machine and hook and line and bait

[@clagfest]

I've never caught a Carp on anything other than floating bread, or a floating, pre-soaked, dog biscuit. Great video, as always 😎

[@zakt595]

Great blog 👍🏻

[@robertbex2600]

Great tips👌👍

[@fredcarp1966]

great info, i got abit of a silly q for you though, what are the benifits of the rods pointing to the sky rather than sinking the line into the water, rod tips just above the water?

[@carpanglerpopup3370]

buen video compañero👍👍👍

[@hughbarnes1234]

Wicked video 👍🏻

[@squeakyd1]

do you not do the old style bolt machine in a 30gram anymore? do you think 30 gram is too big for park lakes or shall i go for the 15g?

[@princebumblebud6745]

They guys I love top fishing for carp I say bagel is the best its heavy enough to cast and light enough to float

[@cvetan-popov]

Would you say the best way to attract the fish after you fish in the other sector there .. how do you attract it the fastest

[@seanmcquillan2378]

Would love someone todo a surface fish video on wylands kell lake ..

[@juliolua2104]

What you UK guys call "floater" fishing is using a bobber here in the US but if your talking bread on top of the water... Well we call that a "topwater bread" bite here in the States.

[@slipalongtobascus99]

We have 'float' fishing and 'floater' fishing, two different things. Float, uses a float, like a bobbin and line hangs down in water to a certain depth. 'Floater' fishing is floating line on the surface, using bread or dog biscuits as a floating bait.

[@fishgilman5854]

Would 2.75lb test curve 12ft rod do for long distance haven't really gone anywhere that people fish on the top far out so dont really need atm but would it be ok for future

[@garethedwards5159]

It would do the job, but definitely a sledgehammer to crack a nut, taking any fun out of it. A 1.25lb or 1.5lb avon rod would be much better, or a pellet waggles or float rod.

[@oliverroberts2492]

What size swivel do you use for the nash bolt machines?🎣

[@oliverroberts2492]

@@OfficialNashTackle Cheers 🎣🎣

[@medicatedflowers821]

Weren’t going too watch this till I saw it was Carl in the thumbnail Nash are going abit stale as of late I’m a massive Nash fan but we need something big from you guys to get s hyped like urban banks did

[@kaydar2488]

Esp has took over

[@medicatedflowers821]

too late for real

[@reubenkerr9908]

Nice

[@tacticalscouser2766]

Used this method last week first time trying and boom 10-12lb mirror within 20 mins cheers

[@BanksideFishing]

The problem I find is that a lot of places have a ban on surface fishing now

[@3204clivesinclair]

Bankside Fishing My local fishery clearly has the rules on display - one which is no surface fishing. Several people don’t adhere to the rules and catch well using surface methods. The owner fails to ‘enforce’ the rules - no idea why?

[@BanksideFishing]

@@3204clivesinclair unfortunately this does happen. I will always stick to the rules even if it does result in a blank 😊

[@milkmonopoly]

usually do it because people think they are catching sharks when they set the hook and damage the carps mouth

[@horrorfreaklondon3037]

Anywhere with a surface fishing ban is not a properly run fishery....simple.....what you need to ban is idiots.....

[@gazmgow622]

milkmonopoly more to do with having 300 loaves of Warburtons floating on the lake surface

[@baldvale5418]

Great vlog karl. One thing that you did not mention is polerized glasses, are cheap one's any good? or is the differance between cheap and expensive not that much? Which would you recomend? Thanks in advance.

[@AndrewFishman]

Good quality glasses are paramount. Cheap ones have all sorts of issues with lens ripple and stuff. Yes, the difference can be quite a lot between cheap and good. But it is worth the money.

[@baldvale5418]

@@AndrewFishman Thank you Andrew. Any one in particular you would recommend ?

[@AndrewFishman]

@@baldvale5418 I wear a pair of Makos. Have had them for about 15 years, they are polarised and photchromatic transition lenses and are brilliant on either bright sunny days, or low light overcast. However, any reputable sunglass manufacturer these days has good quality polarised sunglasses. Maui Jim, Revo, Serengeti, Oakley and Rayban all do quality polaroids. You will probably find other good sunglasses, but like I said, the cheap and nasty ones are just that.

[@AndrewFishman]

@@baldvale5418 The biggest recommendation I can make is in colour. Amber/brown for freshwater, Grey for salt. This is because of the different refraction quality of salt vs fresh.

[@baldvale5418]

@@AndrewFishman Thank you very much.

[@krzysztofbalamut7622]

This will be the year I try surface fishing.

[@krzysztofbalamut7622]

Thanks

[@crazyazn320]

Muy buenos pescados

[@AndrewFishman]

Free baiting for carp, whether surface or bottom, is my favourite fishing.

[@wheremylifego3790]

what's free baiting m8? I'm a beginner lol

[@AndrewFishman]

@@wheremylifego3790 Fishing without any lead or other weight.

[@wheremylifego3790]

@@AndrewFishman hmmm, I've got a lot to learn lol thanks andrew

[@AndrewFishman]

@@wheremylifego3790 I have a lot to learn also johnny. And I have only been fishing for 40 years. always something new to catch up on, and the bloody fish do not come with an instruction manual.

[@wheremylifego3790]

@@AndrewFishman haha lol good man, if there's any videos you know that are worth me watching m8 send me the link and I'll learn a lot quicker lmao 🤞🏻👌🏻👍🏻

[@anthonyhollis7744]

Go on Carl you salesman 😂

[@LiamJProduction]

I’m off to a place where I caught a complex record catfish at 70lb and there’s four lakes and that was on pond 2 and next weekend I’m off to pond 4 and there 30lb plus carp and I’m gonna go surface fishing with a float rod 😜😅

[@LiamJProduction]

NASH TV Carp Fishing cheers and ppl from Nash should come down to a really tricky lakes called emmotland that’s were I caught the cat

[@lancegough6957]

Splish splash fishy taking a bath xx

[@garethwilliams-ball6280]

Anyone know the track name at all??

[@danielhearn9452]

I used to love surface however recently I've been doing a lot of predator angling, so I decided to try spinning for carp with a mepps to see what their reaction was, and oh my god did it work! Carp fight so much harder when you hook them in the tail, I've been emaing terry to try and let him know of my discovery, no reply as of yet but if you see him using this technique on his next esp video you know where it came from!

[@user-zp5bt5pv6x]

👍

[@garethedwards5159]

It's a shame a lot (maybe most?) fisheries these days ban surface fishing, and force people to use massively overgunned rods and line in small commercial carp puddles of only a couple of acres in size. Fishery near me lets you use a feeder rod on their pleasure pool, and i've had mid doubles out of it no problem at all on 6lb line. I'd be very confident of safely landing fish unto 20lb on that set up, as there are no snags. Their 'runs' water next to it, the average fish size is around 13lb, with a few sneaking over 20lb (biggest 22lb), and yet no surface fishing, and 12lb minimum line and you must use 2.75t/c rods minimum. I guess they have to take into account people new to fishing who just jump right in to 'carping' but haven't actually learnt the basics of fishing through pleasure fishing first.

[@hujohnny7785]

Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats kzbin.infoUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU recommend they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.

[@thebigtrees5628]

These guys are bream anglers

[@JAY.POT.502]

2lb Test curve rod for surface fishing !!

[@supernoodles908]

I like using my 1.5lbs test curve

[@yordisanders9859]

Have you ever tried floater cake instead of a breadbomb?

[@slapyourdadwithyourballbag76]

Bread on top=carp for days

[@dylanthawley7903]

My local pond doesn’t allow surface fishing as they say a skilled angler wouldn’t surface fish and it’s shame as they all surface

[@prashantambati1304]

siamese carp fish bait please tell me anybody

[@richarddeboer8934]

Nice video, but fishery fishing must be special cup of thea 🤑

[@1986trinder]

I use the korda interceptor bolt controller and every session the carp try and take my float 😂 the white colour must look like bread

[@brendanaherne2996]

I went to France fishing for a week and had 32 fish and lost 2

[@TheAwesomeFugi]

Carp dudes are out here reeling in 30lb+ carp with 3# line and us bass dudes are worried about 65# braid snapping getting a 2lb dink out of some lily pads😂

[@cruelty5780]

LOL

[@larsvegas1505]

I will never buy one of these short carp rods.. atleast the long ones have a purpose... lure rods are much higher quality overall and if u own some already why buy a special short carp stick.. If u need a shorter rod just get a spinning rod.. go 8 foot (not 6, that short is useless most of the time).. and medium heavy.. 50 euro and u get a better rod then these scope ones.. Also bolt machine is nice but for the price i can get 10 floating sbirulino on aliexpress.. that do the same job.

[@allroundthefields5893]

Armani fishing this.grab a loaf of aldi bread

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

boring bastards have banned floater fishing on all my local waters, iv had to find some free venues with tiny populations of carp to get a few in the net

[@robzaphy]

rubbish, tried all sorts of pop up boilies and scopex and everything carp prefer bread, then dog biscuits second. then maybe pop up boilies 3rd.

[@bollokmonkey]

liked because pug

[@medicatedflowers821]

Had too stop watching after 5 mins was too much of a sales pitch I know that’s probably the point but just adding my biew

[@sambottomley1558]

In the first 5 min he mentioned 1 nash product a 6ft sawn-off carnt see how its a sale pitch

[@MrVanguard83]

You moron

[@chriscullen5656]

When are you going to get to the subject of actually fishing off the surface absolutely unbelievable just a load of old hot air

[@lukaswint7067]

carp are soooooo easy to catch.

[@g4geetar]

Jeez get in with it. We dont need to know your life history

[@mandismith89]

sticking in loads of bait hoping a carp will take your bait amongst the free amount you've thrown in is the most ridiculous approach to catching more fish ive ever seen, this simply just encourages more people to buy more bait from bait companies...fool and his money are soon departed

[@ralpherizonie1785]

Truly cant watch these guys just cant find anything in common with them lol 😂😂😂

[@jocamp8954]

I am a robot ....robot....robot....robot......

[@user-dk2nh6gx2v]

*These are easy to use and highly visible **enjoyable.fishing** recommend they are extremely valuable for going from a dead drift set up to a float setup. They save time and you don't have to re-tie everything to add a float to your presentation.*