If there's one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that keeping mobile is one of the biggest advantages in carp fishing. Staying in one place and hoping the fish come to you is rarely the ...

DeFord founded the downstate fundraising fishing tournament in 2005. Scott Faichney nets a carp on the Illinois River during the Original Redneck Fishing Tournament, Aug. 4, 2023. A carp flops ...