|CarpPro|2012|OPINION
fishing, while the precise nature and patience of leaving a fly on the dinner plate of a carp should be one of the most respected skills in fly fishing. The most recent connection I have made to these carp in relation to redfish is an example of how carp anglers are prepped for the job of hunting redfish. When Frasier was on my boat the last time I was amazed by how well he could see fish. I thought back to other carp anglers and realized they had better eyes than most. I feel the most useful skill that a fly caster on the front of my boat can have, assuming there is at least some casting ability, is the ability to see fish quickly. They don’t need to be the first one to see them, I should, but if I give them a direction of “eleven o’clock, sixty feet,” their hookup ratio goes up tenfold if they can spot that fish in a short window of time. The argument could be made that sight-casting to any species in any water would make you a better angler on redfish, but the carp offers enough extra similarities, down to the dark color of their backs, which might prove extremely beneficial to prepping you for your next redfish trip.
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