white bass

[sbuse]

You wer right on the dogfish. They are plenty around, especially behind the lower dam in South Long lake during summer time. Seen few huge dogfish in that spot too but could never catch one as they keep bented my hook or broke the line.

i know were several pairs spawn and i will be collecting some this year...i like to use a bass hook with a sucker minnow hooked through the head and drag it on the bottom...use a leader and set the drag...i have gotten some 30"+ on 4lb test line that way...

 

[warmouth]

It seems we watched the same episode of River Monsters yesterday. I hope they don't make it up here, but they probably will.
Carp make excellent fertilizer so that may be a good way to use these fish remains as well. Also, you could dump these on private property so if you or a friend have got some woods may start dumping them for the wildlife to enjoy there.

@Sbuse
I checked our Missouri laws and you are correct that it is illegal to dump these fish just as it is illegal even to dump extra bait. I still doubt you'd get ticketed, but I wouldn't risk a fine either.

Yeah Ive found someone who says he will take them off my hands ......so no fines for me!!!!! River monsters is awesome....I think the one I liked best was on the Goonch catfish in India (I think I would definately be more scared of a catfish with teeth, than even a Frankenfish!).

 

[Bridger]

Yeah Ive found someone who says he will take them off my hands ......so no fines for me!!!!! River monsters is awesome....I think the one I liked best was on the Goonch catfish in India (I think I would definately be more scared of a catfish with teeth, than even a Frankenfish!).

Yeah, I love that show. The host is very respectful of nature. We had like a 15 minute discussion about the freshwater ray episode in my ichthyology class today. I'm looking forward to the river tiger episode as well. I hope at some time he fishes for taimen. I don't think they have ever harmed humans, but it would be cool nonetheless.

 

[MinnowMagnet]

Isn't this thread supposed to be about white bass? I catch and release all my carp, they have a very low impact on other fish populations. bluegill and catfish eat way more fish eggs than carp and small carp are eaten by bass and catfish. i fish a lake that is full of carp and in the spring there are thick schools of 1000s of 2-3" LMB.

 

[warmouth]

Yeah Ive found someone who says he will take them off my hands ......so no fines for me!!!!! River monsters is awesome....I think the one I liked best was on the Goonch catfish in India (I think I would definately be more scared of a catfish with teeth, than even a Frankenfish!).

"In Australia there is enormous anecdotal and mounting scientific evidence that introduced carp are the cause of permanent turbidity and loss of submergent vegetation in the Murray-Darling river system, with severe consequences for river ecosystems, water quality and native fish species.[18] In Victoria, Australia, Common carp has been declared as noxious fish species therefore there is no restriction on the quantity that a fisher can take.[19] In South Australia, it is an offence for this species to be released back to the wild.[20] An Australian company churns common carp into plant fertilizer.[21]
Common carp were brought to the United States in 1831.[22] In the late 1800s they were distributed widely throughout the country by the government as a foodfish. However, common carp are no longer prized as a foodfish in the United States. As in Australia, their introduction has been shown to have negative environmental consequences[23] and they are usually considered to be invasive species. Millions of dollars are spent annually by natural resource agencies to control common carp populations in the United States.[24]"
That quote is from Wikipedia.............but there are hundreds of studies you can find on the Web that support this, in Europe Carp are kept under control because fishing is so popular for them ....thanks Joe.

 

[warmouth]

Isn't this thread supposed to be about white bass? I catch and release all my carp, they have a very low impact on other fish populations. bluegill and catfish eat way more fish eggs than carp and small carp are eaten by bass and catfish. i fish a lake that is full of carp and in the spring there are thick schools of 1000s of 2-3" LMB.

Yes it was supposed to be about wihite bass but the subject got changes and I rolled with the punches. As I told you before all the scientific evidence shows that Carp eat more eggs,vegetation,invertabrates and some species plankton pound for pound than our native centrarchids, cyprinidae, percidae and Ictaluridae families of fishes, by outeating,outgrowing and outbreeding (they can even gulp air) and therefore outcompeting this has been proven to endanger some native species (especially darters,suckers and minnows) and can decrease the numbers of others.....if you have evidence otherwise please show it to me, once again thanks Joe.

 

[Cakilla]

Thaniks for the post I feel the same way, I do really like catching carp and I do keep what I catch, I know alot of friends that enjoy carp they will fillet them and then use their skeltons and internal organs for fetiliser so nothing goes to waste sometimes I will keep a couple if I am planning on going catfishing because they do make great cutbait.

"In Australia there is enormous anecdotal and mounting scientific evidence that introduced carp are the cause of permanent turbidity and loss of submergent vegetation in the Murray-Darling river system, with severe consequences for river ecosystems, water quality and native fish species.[18] In Victoria, Australia, Common carp has been declared as noxious fish species therefore there is no restriction on the quantity that a fisher can take.[19] In South Australia, it is an offence for this species to be released back to the wild.[20] An Australian company churns common carp into plant fertilizer.[21]
Common carp were brought to the United States in 1831.[22] In the late 1800s they were distributed widely throughout the country by the government as a foodfish. However, common carp are no longer prized as a foodfish in the United States. As in Australia, their introduction has been shown to have negative environmental consequences[23] and they are usually considered to be invasive species. Millions of dollars are spent annually by natural resource agencies to control common carp populations in the United States.[24]"
That quote is from Wikipedia.............but there are hundreds of studies you can find on the Web that support this, in Europe Carp are kept under control because fishing is so popular for them ....thanks Joe.

 

[warmouth]

Thaniks for the post I feel the same way, I do really like catching carp and I do keep what I catch, I know alot of friends that enjoy carp they will fillet them and then use their skeltons and internal organs for fetiliser so nothing goes to waste sometimes I will keep a couple if I am planning on going catfishing because they do make great cutbait.

Thanks, I like catching them too, Im giving them away now to a friend but I think I will learn some recipes and give eating them another try!

 

[Cakilla]

I have tried some of the carp I gave to my friend it was actually very good , he marinates it in some recipe of his and then grills it , I tried getting the recipe for the marinade but he won't give it ... lol hes afraid that I will stop giving him what I catch !

 

[warmouth]

I have tried some of the carp I gave to my friend it was actually very good , he marinates it in some recipe of his and then grills it , I tried getting the recipe for the marinade but he won't give it ... lol hes afraid that I will stop giving him what I catch !

Ha ha ha ha, I cant blame him, my Russian friend who eats them is going to rue the day I learn how to cook Carp properly....he just Salts them and lets them dry in the sun.....I just cant bring myself to eat them like that!