le patron;2278651; said:
They go for canned corn too (those kernels of corn just put em on the hook)
Common Carp.....
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They go for canned corn too (those kernels of corn just put em on the hook)
Havey;2279830; said:
They are deffinatly still around, Washington State (And I'm pretty sure other states in the northwest) have a bounty out on them. You can make pretty good money off them, but they have to be 6 or 8 inches or larger and you have to register to fish for them the beginning of the day.
Golden Ghost;2279907; said:
Sorry your wrong but they are CARP and they are in CARP family. One of Famous Asian carp Quad species: black, grass, bighead and silver carp. I guess you dont research on carp very well.
Golden Ghost;2279454; said:
Your reasoning is severely flawed. Common carp in Europe have natural predators in that environment that keep the population in check and they dont out compete other native fish in that niche because guess what, that is their niche! They evolved in that environment therefore they belong in that environment so stop saying in the UK this and that, its ridiculous this is North America not Europe.
Smallmouth Buffalo and Common carp the same? Hmmmm lets see...
Diet:
Smallmouth buffalo eat mainly crustaceans and algae. Common carp eat those as well and anything and everything that they can get in their mouth.
Spawning:
Smallmouth buffalo spawn once a year while common carp can spawn all year long in warmer climates like Texas. They both lay about the same number of eggs but Carp eggs hatch in about 4 days and smallmouth buffalo take from 1 to 2 weeks giving predators much more time to eat the unhatched eggs. Small mouth populations also take from 4.5 to 14 years for the population to double, common carp take from 1.4 to 4.4 years to double. Thats where the majority of the problem lies. Buffalo max reported age is 15 years and the common carp 38! So by the time a buffalo dies of old age the carp is just reaching middle age and still breeding for another 15-20 years. So now lets use the maximum time it takes the population of fish to double starting from 100 fish. By the time the Buffalo doubles its population in 14 years from 100 fish to 200 the carp has gone from 100 to over 800 fish in that same amount of time. This is where the impact on the environment is really felt. Unfortunately people like you dont see any further than the surface of the water when it comes to invasive plants and animals, your blinded to what you cant see due to your own selfish reasonings.
Excellent work with your speech! There are very few lakes that carp "cannot" destorying or threw the nature balance. Buffalo and carp are totally two different animals, carp eat everything.Gator;2281688; said:
Ok..... sorry if I'm wrong. I'm sick of being heckled from asking simple questions.
I'm out...
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I'm out...
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Thats because you dont know about carp, we dont meant to ruin your plans about keeping carp in ponds but you dont know whats going on with carps and native fishes. Carp cause loss habitats for the endangered species by degrade the water, do you know that? The carp are NOT NATURALIZED in United States, sorry man.
to the origional poster...
i fish for carp all the time. and carp will take a wide range of baits. if you use 'Euro tactics', i guess you are familiar with hair rigs, bolt rigs and boilies ect. although this is great for bigger carp, it is some what limited when it comes to small fish.
for small carp ( >5lb ). match tactics are the way to go. most match anglers gernerally use poles. but theyre not for me. i have loads of success catching big and small carp with the lift method. probably not the most sensitve way to fish but its very exiting method. it also helps to prevent line bites too.
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/fishingforums/Forum-Landing/Forum-Categories/Topic/?topic-id=6988
i fish slightly different to this. i set my float overdepth by about 6" so i can adjust how much float i have out of the water. so if the float is constantly going under from linebites, i can let out a little line, and have more float showing. i can also tighten down and have almost all the float undewater, showing just a tiny bit of the tip. and all without removing the float and recasting. which is great for pressured fish on hard waters.
baitwise, anything can be used, i like worm or small pieces of luncheon meat, and also also catfood. just be careful on the cast. it sucks being hit on the back with cat meat, especially if its warm.
either that or fish with maggot or worm on the float, catching small fish to start with. generally roach and rudd over here, but the carp will move in on the feed soon enough.
good luck and tight lines.
i fish for carp all the time. and carp will take a wide range of baits. if you use 'Euro tactics', i guess you are familiar with hair rigs, bolt rigs and boilies ect. although this is great for bigger carp, it is some what limited when it comes to small fish.
for small carp ( >5lb ). match tactics are the way to go. most match anglers gernerally use poles. but theyre not for me. i have loads of success catching big and small carp with the lift method. probably not the most sensitve way to fish but its very exiting method. it also helps to prevent line bites too.
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/fishingforums/Forum-Landing/Forum-Categories/Topic/?topic-id=6988
i fish slightly different to this. i set my float overdepth by about 6" so i can adjust how much float i have out of the water. so if the float is constantly going under from linebites, i can let out a little line, and have more float showing. i can also tighten down and have almost all the float undewater, showing just a tiny bit of the tip. and all without removing the float and recasting. which is great for pressured fish on hard waters.
baitwise, anything can be used, i like worm or small pieces of luncheon meat, and also also catfood. just be careful on the cast. it sucks being hit on the back with cat meat, especially if its warm.
either that or fish with maggot or worm on the float, catching small fish to start with. generally roach and rudd over here, but the carp will move in on the feed soon enough.
good luck and tight lines.
Gator;2281688; said:
carp did not evolve in the uk. they where introduced in the 1300's by monks. originally into stock ponds and reared as a food source. naturally some escaped and became established. now carp can be found in almost every water in the uk from rivers and streams, to canals and stillwaters, ranging from small farm ponds to resevoirs and meres... with a little help from man of course.
the monks also selective bred carp to produce fish with less scales (mirror carp) and finally fish with no scales at all (leather carp), although leather's are hard to come by.
carp dont have many predators in the uk. the only natural predators being pike and possibly eel. but they will also be eaten by zander and wells catfish. both being introduced in the 70's. the zander caused a bit of a mess in the early years, but now the levels of pike vs zander have reached equilibrium, and the numbers are divided roughly 50/50. only the cats cause problems as they will happily empty a lake of fish if introduced.
bearing in mind eels would only be able to take really small carp, and the average uk pike wouldnt be able to eat a 15lb carp, or would die trying. also an average fish in the uk is around 20lb, and the biggest fish is 'two tone' at 67lb. BIG fish...
Lol, I'm sorry man but I have fished for carp and they let you drag their nasty fat asses up, how is that a sport fish?
