Had to work the 7p to 7a shift tonight, so figured i would leave early and get a few casts in, Ended up with 2 pickerel, 1 perch and i bass, not bad for a hour along the bank. bass was a dink, but 1st pickerel was a decent 13 inch or so. All caught on an ultralight, so was fun.
I really don't target them on their own, usually catch them while bass fishing. Caught them yesterday on the old trusty beetlespin, but they will hit just about anything, a favorite for them is a daredevil spoon, or any mepps type spinner. If you do target them, I would use a tough leader, they have some pretty awesome teeth. But they do put up a great fight.
Hell yea, carp. My wife bought me a real fancy Ultralite for our 1st anniv, took it down the river dunkin worms, all of sudden , pole takes off into the water. Took a bigger rod with a huge spoon and managed to hook the UL, got it back with a 12 lb carp on the hook took 20 mins to get in in on the UL. Wish I had more time to target them too.