| OT Look at the number of carp these guys have pulled in.

[TerryP]

 

[Krimson]

Now that's something I'd love to try

 

[XXL TideFan]

Big Wills Creek in Gadsden late 70s. 29¢ can of niblet corn and practically burn a reel up.

 

[TerryP]

Now that's something I'd love to try

I've never fished for carp. I can take you to some crappie beds where you'll hit numbers like those. (so damn boney, good taste, so many damn bones.) Man, they jump on crickets like Hunter jumps on a crack pipe.

I got a new B'n'M Black Widow the other day...13' ... gonna be fun with that pole.

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[Krimson]

I've never fished for carp. I can take you to some crappie beds where you'll hit numbers like those. (so damn boney, good taste, so many damn bones.) Man, they jump on crickets like Hunter jumps on a crack pipe.

I got a new B'n'M Black Widow the other day...13' ... gonna be fun with that pole.

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It's not the carp fishing so much as bow fishing in general. I like fishing, spear fishing, and bow hunting, this is kinda combining them all.

But I'd love to load the boat with crappie. My favorite Southern fresh water fish to eat, walleye is probably my favorite. Active sonar almost makes crappie fishing unfair, I don't really like it but for filling the freezer it's hard to beat.

 

[Rolltide24]

Now, what the heck are they going to do with all those? Sell them to Red Lobster?

 

[TerryP]

Now, what the heck are they going to do with all those? Sell them to Red Lobster?

Kill them. The Asian Carp is a very invasive fish...'bout like Kudzu on a hill. Nothing stops them.

 

[XXL TideFan]

Now, what the heck are they going to do with all those? Sell them to Red Lobster?

One of my friends Dad was a fur trapping guru. He took 2 or 3 old 1gal amber apple cider jugs and filled about 3/4 full of ground up carp filled with rain water about 2 in over the mush & placed in an old VW bug for the summer months. The juice was used for cover scent on his fox traps.

 

[BAMAneck]

Unless they’re feeding the starving kids in China, I was always told about as a child when I didn’t finish my food , it Looks like waste to me.

This guys need to invest in some targets. Save the food for when the shit hits the fan.

 

[TerryP]

But I'd love to load the boat with crappie. My favorite Southern fresh water fish to eat, walleye is probably my favorite. Active sonar almost makes crappie fishing unfair, I don't really like it but for filling the freezer it's hard to beat.

I can take you to a dock, right now, that's off of a friend of mine's condo. You'd have more than you can eat in an hour. Off the bank, fishing. Just takes the right pole.

I have a Garmin. I don't take it out, normally. I have a set up that looks a lot like this one...I'd go outside and take an picture but I don't want to.

 

[TerryP]

Unless they’re feeding the starving kids in China, I was always told about as a child when I didn’t finish my food , it Looks like waste to me.

In this situation, those carp are fish food, not human food. Carp is good for catfishing...the smaller fish tend to avoid the bait.

 

[Krimson]

Unless they’re feeding the starving kids in China, I was always told about as a child when I didn’t finish my food , it Looks like waste to me.

This guys need to invest in some targets. Save the food for when the shit hits the fan.

I knew some guys who did it regularly and sold the carp to pet food mills

 

[Krimson]

I can take you to a dock, right now, that's off of a friend of mine's condo. You'd have more than you can eat in an hour. Off the bank, fishing. Just takes the right pole.

I have a Garmin. I don't take it out, normally. I have a set up that looks a lot like this one...I'd go outside and take an picture but I don't want to.

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Sounds like y'all got some good fishing over there, need to come check it out one of these days

 

[XXL TideFan]

In this situation, those carp are fish food, not human food. Carp is good for catfishing...the smaller fish tend to avoid the bait.

Picked up a jar once out of curiosity. Ingredients started with Pickled Carp.

 

[Krimson]

Picked up a jar once out of curiosity. Ingredients started with Pickled Carp.
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Tried it, one and done.

 

[TerryP]

Sounds like y'all got some good fishing over there, need to come check it out one of these days

Just like golf, everything within an hour.

Yes, we do. But, here's the thing. You have to listen to the OFC. I have a friend, Ron, who is out on the Reservoir right now. It's a "minor" fishing time on the water right now. So, let's call it 10" -14" bass.

Here's when the OFC's come into play. There's a new moon phase hitting...so the "major" fish are going to be hitting tonight. I'd have to look at the chart...guessing it's between 11PM and 2AM. My top water minnow bait would kill it tonight.

I might go out tonight. I don't know yet. I know a friend is going out about 10'ish...so I might. (Damn bull gators are growling right now so it's a little spooky.)

By "major"...you are talking about 18" to 20" on bass. IF I go out tonight, it'll be for the sport. I was just looking through my freezer and I have about 10lbs of bass, frozen. Maybe more.

We were sitting around shooting the shit last night and still have come to a decision. King Mackeral are fun...good meal. The spotted sea bass are just HUGE this season.

 

[TerryP]

Picked up a jar once out of curiosity. Ingredients started with Pickled Carp.

I would bet money catfish would hit the hell out of that. They react to smell: pickled. Size. It's carp. $20.99 at Walmart. It'll be here tomorrow...I'll let you know the next time we go to the lakes.

 

[Krimson]

I would bet money catfish would hit the hell out of that. They react to smell: pickled. Size. It's carp. $20.99 at Walmart. It'll be here tomorrow...I'll let you know the next time we go to the lakes.

What I tried was so soft you'd have to put it in panty hose or something terrible texture

 

[TerryP]

What I tried was so soft you'd have to put it in panty hose or something terrible texture

Wrap it like a worm?

 

[UAgrad93]

My Dad used to go up into the backwaters on Guntersville Lake and shoot Caro with his recurve. He and some friends would shoot 15-20 each trip just honing their skill in anticipation of the upcoming bow season for deer in October.