Asian Carp

[cq]

Asian Carp are starting to be a problem here in Ohio, has anybody else had any problems?

 

[Larry Harp]

YES! I think the the rise in the number of Asian Corp. is a big problem all over the whole country. Everywhere you look you see Honda, Hyundi, Sony, Fuji, and even the old traditional American sport of bass fishing is being invaded by the Asian Corp. with names like Yo-zuri, Yamamoto, Shimano, and Gamagatsu--------



Wait a minute-- Did you say Asian Carp?





nevermind

 

[Larry Harp]

Seriously, I am just starting to learn about this problem. At the recent tackle show here in Okla City I talked to a man who was displaying the Okla state record Carp 77 lbs. He told me that these things are vegetation eating machines that can comsume their weight in any kind of aquatic plant life they come across. He said they could take a bale of alfalfa out in just an hour or two. Anyone who loves fishing for bass in the weeds as much as I do will certinly have a concern in the introduction of such a menace by the so-called well meaning coneheads at the Wildlife Dept.

Harpo

 

[Staci Matheis]

LOL at Harpo's first post!

 

[Gerald Goff]

Soonerfan's statements are accurate. Asian Carp can reach more than 100 pounds with their ravenous appetites, they will eat anything green. TP&W has approved the use of

 

[William Brooks]

I saw my first Asian carp (ugly sucker) in a marina at Lake Barkley Ky. Someone caught a 75 pounder and had it mounted in the mens room of the marina; from what I understand no one knew what it was for a length of time. Maybe there was more to maounting it in the mens room than I thought!

 

[cq]

I had a video of these things jumping out of the water and landing in the boat. You would not want want of these hitting you at 40-60 mph. If interested search asian carp and see what you think. They have to be stopped or sell you boat.

 

[Jack K]

 

[Mike Levesque]

Clueless, they want to stock them there in Texas?

and here near Chicago they're trying to put in electrified fences in canals to try and stop them from getting into Lake Michigan, hmmmmmmmm, one state's trying to introduce them to it's waters, one state's trying to keep 'em out of theirs....

seen on the local news last summer don't know if it was the Illinois river or the Mississippi river, but these guys in a boat, and those ugly things jumping all around them, something about the outboard noise freaks 'em out I guess and they jump all around the boat? Anyway, from what I gather, they're ugly, hard to impossible to get rid of once they move into a body of water, they're ugly, and wreak havoc on local native fish, oh, and they're ugly too. egMike

 

[cq]

From what that I have read they are like gold fish (you get at the local Wal-mart) they grow to the size of their enviroment.

Years ago(60's), carp where introduced into the local lakes in centeral Arkansas, they eat all the vegetation. The lakes are just now starting to make a return but not the best.

 

[cq]

From what that I have read they are like gold fish (you get at the local Wal-mart) they grow to the size of their enviroment.

Years ago(60's), carp where introduced into the local lakes in centeral Arkansas, they eat all the vegetation. The lakes are just now starting to make a return but not the best.