How to Fish for Carp with a Hand Rod:

1. Carp will lift the debris next to the bait before eating it, so it's best to put the subline about 20 centimeters long, and then adjust the float bluntly (seven eyes and eight eyes can be).

2. Carp are very cautious when it comes to eating, they will first taste a bite and then spit it out, they will swallow the bait again only when they feel that there is no problem, so you can't be in a hurry to lift the rod, you have to wait for it to swallow the bait again before lifting the rod to hit the fish, the float's reaction will be a slow rise or a slow fall, this is the best time to lift the rod, you should lift the rod quickly. If the float only shows a small degree of shaking, then the carp is trying to eat the bait, this time do not lift the rod.

3. The carp will start to spin when they find themselves on the hook, so don't use brute force, otherwise it will be easy to break the line and run away, the anglers just need to gently flick the line to make the fish feel uncomfortable, and slowly consume its strength.

Expanded:

Traditional fishing means that the lead drop lies flat on the bottom of the water, as does the subline and the bait ball. The hook set in this state carp will bait into the air for a moment, the float is no reaction, to be swallowed by the carp after the head swam away, then the float will appear signal, this time the drift is: float slowly into the water surface, commonly known as "black drift", and, in general, the bigger the fish "black drift" process the more slowly and steadily. The more slowly and steadily the process of "black drift" takes place, the more the float begins to fall into the water, and the more the mind counts "one, two, three", the more the rod can be lifted!

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