carp fishing, outdoor campingEver angler has their own set of tips and tricks to come away with the big one. I went outdoor camping with a friend who is well versed in the art of Carp fishing and learned that he catches much of his fish before the sun comes up. He gets out onto the dock or raft around 5am, rigs his lines, sets his bate and then drops the hook in the water. Within 30 minutes, the sun starts coming up and he doesn’t need to use the T.O.P. Compact Convertible, 1 Watt LED, Black Al. Body, Box light, seen in the picture above, to maneuver through the tackle box. He swears by the benefits of waking up at the crack of dawn when outdoor camping. I do think it is much easier to wake up that early out in the forest or by a lake because people generally go to bed earlier when outdoor camping on account of exhausting things to do after the sun goes down.

So on the last trip I had my buddy shake me awake one of the mornings he planned on early morning Carp fishing so he could show me the ropes. The night prior, we had cooked up his catch on the grill and it tasted fantastic with a little bit of lemon juice, salt and pepper. His little light showed us the way down to the lake’s dock. For such a small LED light, it sure got the job done. Out in the woods there aren’t any lights except the glimmer of cabin windows or smoldering campfires out in the distance. It would be impossible to do anything without such a flashlight before the sun came up.

He shined the LED down at the water looking to see if any fish scampered away. He did and told me to get the Carp fishing equipment ready. We had gone to Olis Outdoors at http://www.olisoutdoors.com/ prior to the outdoor camping trip to refill our tackle boxes. With a night crawler on the hook below medium weighters we cast into the lake. It did not take more than 20 minutes before we each landed a bite. The first one I pulled up was really small so I tossed it back but by the time the sun was coming over the horizon our Carp fishing luck changed and we had a fresh lunch ready for the BBQ. Camping and outdoor adventures like this is part of the reason I love this time of the year.