i have had good succsess with packbaits for years while fishing for grassrs.however iam NOT a big fan of useing
a bolt rig for them,much prefer to use a slip/running
lead for these fish in bottom situations.i also do not
use hair rigs when targeting these fish,although yes it
dose work,but not exactly for me when fishing only
for them.
for years i was really big into float fishing for both grass
and commons.float fishing IMO,will out fish bottom presented baits 95% of the time while fishing for
grass carp.only time it wont IMO,is when there
is alot of wind and waves to where its almost
imposible to give a good surface presentation.
its more natural IMO,for grassers to feed at higher
water levels,and this is where they spend most
of their time in almost all weather condidtions,
except for winter and then who really knows for
sure what they do.
BREAD is IMO,the hottest bait for grass carp
ever fished.i have caught a GOOD number of
grassers over the years and 98% of them
were caught on bread fished either on
the surface or on the bottom freelined
or with leads.other baits that are hot are
mullberries,STRAWBERRIES(so underrated)
un-flavored puffed corn,and of course meat
can be very effective in some places.iam not a
big fisher of meat baits(b/c catfish)but they do
work for grassers more often than i thought before.
one of the biggest grassers i have seen caught in
recent years was caught on a freelined hot dog.