I recently performed this task using both heat and citrus based cleaner. It was slow and the citrus had a difficult time with the adhesive. I got some 3M adhesive remover from Walmart, it worked really well…and fast. It’s not citrus based, so make sure that you test it first so that it doesn’t take your finish off too!

It’s worth trying! My favorite carp/fly fishing experience was a day that started out as a bass fishing day. The lake that I was fishing had a shallow (1-2 feet) mud flat where a trout stream entered. On the flat, several pods of carp were feeding on the surface. Since I was bass fishing all I had were my bass flies…however, I did have a few adult dragonfly imitations. A soft cast within about two feet of a fish resulted in a very agressive attack followed by a 10 minute fight. There were even a few that missed the first time, turned around to find the fly, and gave it a second shot. I believe the biggest one was 23″, not big by carp standards, but still a blast!
Some guys on a pontoon boat saw me fighting one from a distance and came over to see what I was up to. They looked confused when they saw that I was actually fishing for carp. Too bad for them.