a bit difficult to get local advise in English here in Korea :-)
But I've seen a video of someone catching carp here with corn - so that should work.

What kind of rig did you use to catch the carp in Lake Bunga?
Sinker and single hook a few cm off the bottom?

I am at Lake Bunga now...I caught those carp at Greens Lake...get with the show haha :)

You should get yourself a Korean girlfriend to translate for you...Just don't tell ya missus...haha :)

On the carp rod I was using a long shank hook with a small round running sinker. So line tied directly to the hook with a running sinker. Using corn. But I didn't catch anything on that rod.

The other rod was my Alvey. So a swivel is needed but only because it is an Alvey. (side cast reels require a swivel to counter the line twist from casting). I was using worm (normal earth worms). Small sinker above the swivel and about 3 foot of line to the hook. This rod caught all of those fish.

I just cast and set. That is the bait is sitting on the bottom with "strike alert" on and drag off.

The hook size was "that looks about right"....a little small. Two hooks were bent beyond repair, but still landed the fish. About 1cm across from shank to barb (what ever that is in 0/5 sizes) :).

If you cannot get local advice, I would take a similar approach. Use corn on a set line and try different things on a second line...You only need a simple cheap hand line for your set line. Use your rod and reel to move around trying different baits and spots while your hand line is set.

Have you been able to find out what type of carp are in the area?

personally I use a spin rod tighten the drag slightly tighter than you would normally use  with a reasonably heavy sinker with a paternoster rig but make sure the hooks (I use a number 1) are able to get close to the ground use sweet corn or bread cast out if you know where there are troughs or holes they work better once I cast out I put just slight tension on the rod so that there is a slight bend in the end and when you feel a slight nibble resist the urge a proper bit will dislodge the sinker and you will know when to strike  also look at the local shops what size hook they are selling if they have heaps of one size and a few around that size the most common size is most likely what the locals are buying and they are more familiar with the local fis. if I am fishing where I have not been before I always start by visiting local tackle shops good luck  

Hi gnatsum,

that's some good advice, thank you.
I've watched a few people carp fishing around here.
It looks like you need a lot of patience :-)

So I guess one thing that would be quite handy to have would be a rod holder.

Hello I live in Australia and had a 28 acre property with a river frontage. I bought a Daiwa bait caster in Singapore and when I got home put a Tassie Devil lure on just to practice casting. First cast went well so well I hooked a carp it was a surprise. 

Hi Ross,

That's amazing. Are you sure it was a carp?
Never heard of a carp taking a lure, except artificial corn or other carp bait immitations.
Was it properly hooked on its mouth?

There's also a different species of carp that start out life as plant eaters and later in life turn into hunters and then can be caught on lures.
Not sure if you have those in Australia. They are called Asp.

Cheers
Mark

Hello Mark yes was a European Carp mouth hooked.
Caught plenty on bread using a foam bobby cork float and a leader but only one on a lure.
My farm was at Two Mile Flat on the Cudgegong River near Gulgong Central West NSW.
I got a few Silver Perch and released them.

 
Here is a picture of the spot nice and cool and shady and I got more bites from the local Mozzies than the fish.
A previous owner told me he once caught a good Brown Trout here but I wasn't that lucky.
Have a good Christmas and catch something.
Ross

I drove through Gulgong once about 30 years :)

I have never heard of a carp being caught on a lure before.

I have never heard of asp carp. So good chance they are not in Australian waters...yet !!

Same here never heard of an ASP. Think Cleopatra knocked herself off with one of these devils.
Here is a Youtube clip from Rod N Paddle using small soft plastic bug lure on a light jig head
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQR1Febo_4s

Carp will eat just about anything tbh 

Here in the US fly fishing for carp is done much the same as fly fishing for bone fish in the Florida keys and other areas where they are found.  There are fly patterns that have been developed just for carp  and bone fish patterns such as Gotcha and crazey charlie work well.                                                          

Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to go carp fishing in Korea.

Now I'm in Germany and I have seen some pretty big carps cruising around in some lakes nearby.
But you need a fishing license to fish here and that's is not so easy to obtain. 
I'm currently doing an online fishing course about all the German Fishing Laws and Regulations and next week an exam. 
Afterwards I should be able to obtain a general fishing permit. With that general fishing permit I can then purchase daily or weekly fishing permits for each water I want to fish. Quite expensive to fish here and lots of bureaucracy.
On the plus side though the freshwater fishery seems quite healthy. Looking forward to head out when I finally get my permit.

I see...So rather than finding a Korean girlfriend to translate for you, you chose to do a runner to Germany instead...I wonder what your missus is gunna think about that 😊 haha

I remember you talking in the past about how hard it is to get a permit in Germany (there would be a problem if I remembered you talking about it in the future)...:)

That is a good thing when you think about it. So when you do actually fish, you will know what fish you can and cannot catch (or keep). You will know all about bag limits and size limits etc, etc. I like that idea !!

One thing though...You do this online course and you might know more about fishing than I do....and that is scary :):)