After investigation, I found that the Asian semi automatic fly reel does not hold more than 5 wt fly line. now I could catch fish with it but I like carp. Sometimes I will push the Franco Vivarelli graphite. It is fragile but can take carp when handled correctly. I recommend the ATP 37 graphite for carp and big fish. It takes 7 wt line has 8 drag settings and costs less than $200.00. unlike the Vivarelli, the ATP 37 drag can be adjusted while the fish is on the line
My favorite fly for carp is a #8 bead head prince nymph. The key is to find them feeding in the shallows with their tails down and their heads up or locating mud puffs in the flats. If you can find them doing that, it's magic although they spook so easily. Sometimes I'll throw to over 20 feeders before I manage the perfect presentation and get a take. More times than not, they spook because the fly line hit their back or the fly can down too hard too close to their head, or they saw me before I saw them. And their pickiness for a particular fly pattern can put a trout to shame.
Oops! I meant heads down and tails up, not the other way around!
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