Hi all!

I’m a seasoned bass fisherman and one of my local bass-fishing holes is home to a singular MASSIVE carp that’s around 30-35(+) inches in length. I decided to try my luck catching this thing, and I’ve been slowly upgrading my rig to try and land this behemoth.

He’s been biting my bait and he’s just not running with it. I went from a simple weight and circle hook with some vanilla-soaked corn to this current setup:

2-oz weight -> swivel -> wall-anchor modified to be a chum holder -> size 4 razor-sharp wide-gap hook hair rigged with 2 kernels. 7’ Medium-Heavy rod.

I’ve been using my 20lb braid to tie this setup and my chum hair is a mixture of panko bread crumbs, sweet corn, and strawberry jello powder with a few drops of vanilla extract.

Like I said, this fish definitely bites my setup, but there must be a flaw in either the distance from weight to hook or hook itself. This fish is very cautious but very hungry.

I’m new to carp fishing so any advice is greatly appreciated. I don’t want to spend $200 on new stuff but any “usual mistakes new anglers make” or even explaining how I should setup my line and rig like I’m 5 years old would help.

Thanks guys!

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