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I love short fly rods.  Carp rods under 8 feet are my absolute favorite.  There I said it.  But beyond personal preference, there is a reason that short rods perform better than the standard 9 foot rods.  They are simply more accurate.  There are some mathematic models...

Scott rods has listened.  They designed their new A3 rod around the wants and needs of warmwater anglers with input from carp heads like us!   They come in a 6 and 8 weight version that are incredibly powerful rods that can slow down even the hardest running carp, while still being...

I remember this winter trick from back in Michigan.  When the weather is bone chilling cold, you can still find active carp milling about in the warm water discharges from power plants and other wonders of the post industrial world.  I am getting twitchy enough from lack of fishing to...

I live in the north.  The high is in the low teens right now.  I have not gotten the tying bug, have not even put away carp gear from last season.  Just patiently waiting until the deep freeze ends and I can chase tailing carp on the Great Lakes again, or cast for some fish in the...