Fishing in Indiana, No pole needed

[64osby]

A buddy sent this via email to me. Sorry if it's been posted before but I thought it was funnier then H@!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=x3Bf0WhvsNk

 

[wifisher]

Re: Fishing in Indiana, No pole needed

AKA asian carp. These are an invasive species to the U.S. and are a major concern of great lake states as they may hurt the sportfishing industries of the lakes if they get into them. Currently, they are as close as the locks in chicago. There are electric barriers installed to try to prevent them from passing, and there have been bills introduced to close the locks. So far unsuccessful.

 

[mommicked]

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I think I saw guys somewhere shooting them w shotguns on TV.or am I mistaken?

 

[lonnie t]

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lol thats awesome

 

[Ace52]

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i hate these fish....

all though they do make it a fun game when slightly intoxicated and being pulled on a tube haha

last summer i was moving out of the channel to let a barge pass and my buddy was on a tube and all of sudden something hit me in my back i thought my friend threw something at me, then i realized he couldn't of because he had nothing he could possibly throw.

so i turned around and see this stupid fish pooping and bleeding all over my seat....

 

[lonnie t]

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lol i had no idea crap could do that , the buggers we got r to dam lazy

 

[eastont]

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I think I saw guys somewhere shooting them w shotguns on TV.or am I mistaken?

That would be the best way to get rid of them. Could probably get 3 or 4 with the right shot.

Gotta keep them from entering the Great Lakes.

 

[rockyrude]

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SInce the asian community finds them a delicasy ( which is how they got here in the first place) Illinois was talking about setting up a farming deal to scoop 'em out of the rivers and sell them buggers back.

 

[jigngrub]

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Kentucky Tuna!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SNtJo958BM

Silverfin

http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/14834/goodbye-carp-hello-silverfin/

 

[Cofe]

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Someone said shooting them with a shot gun. Well here is a link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK4qMGUxAsY

 

[mommicked]

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I caught two in a 2 acre pond in Johnston Co., 42 and 45" long.First I accidently snagged while bass fishing, what a fight,18 mins. 10 lb test and some wet fish wrastlin when it went in the willows!!!Would have been great video.When first hooked I thought it was a 20lb bass!!Turns out they were stocked In the pond to help clear the dirty water. The farmer and I were unaware of them being stocked w other fish and thought they were flathead catfish when We saw them in the muddy pond!broad heads and large tails.They are filter feeders like Whales and use their large gills to filter food while they swim slowly.Huge wide mouthes, no barbells or lips like a sucker carp.I snagged the second one at the request of the farmer who said when he was fishing and the big fish swam by, the brim would scatter and stop biting!!he wanted them gone.Once 5 were removed the pond cleared up.Turns out they will stir up the bottom In small ponds to feed if the water gets too clean.They cannot be caught on a hook unless you snag them or they would be great gamefish,they grow BIG fast.The pond manager called them Asian Big Head Carp.sorry about my senence structure and spellin.Im from the South.Ill post pics of them and all my biguns soon on the" show your fish " thread.

 

[Bluepike]

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What you are seeing is the end of fishing in the Great lakes.

 

[jigngrub]

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What you are seeing is the end of fishing in the Great lakes.

I doubt they can be anymore destructive than the Sea Lamprey that has been in the great lakes for nearly 100 years.

They said the same thing about the Round Goby... turns out that the Goby is just another forage fish for the Smallies and Walleye to feast on.

 

[mommicked]

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I have to believe they are bad news for any river system as they reproduce in staggering numbers,grow quicky, and pull nutients out of water that smaller fish, organism eat,impacting the whole foodchain.They are fun to snag on rod and reel but any 40" fish is!!I hope they can find a way to get rid them.

 

[64osby]

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I know these are not wanted anywhere near the Great Lakes. They are in the waters around Chicago and I hope they can keep them out. Gubment seems to do a poor job of doing the correct thing at the right time (sorry Mods).

I just thought it was crazy to have 18 or 19 fish in the boat without dropping a line. I have never heard or seen anything like it before.

 

[Bluepike]

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The main reason the Asian Carp are so destructive is that they are constantly feeding. They can get to be 100 pounds and will eat 40% of their body weight a day. By eating all that food at the bottom of the food chain, the rest of the forage fish can not compete and their numbers will drop and so wiill the game fish who prey on them.

Say goodbye to Perch dinners and Walleye fish fry's.

You guys that hunt them with a bow or a shotgun, keep going, every little bit helps.

The video gives new meaning to Monty Python's fish slapping dance though.

 

[mommicked]

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They seem to like to swim in schools,could they be netted?.How bout all fisherman near the Great Lakes lock organize a massive attack w help from the DNR/various states.I hope its not impossible to stop the spread of the non native fish.Does gubment realize whats at stake here?

 

[Silk]

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I have to admit they are a ton of fun to catch, and crafty too (Asian Grass Carp anyway). My kids and I will frequently fish for them from the shore of a river that runs near our house. They aren't predator fish, so they are skittish, but they can be caught with hook and bait if you use the right stuff and they put up a hell of a fight. Nice thing, we can fish for them all year round as an invasive species.

Unfortunately killing them and leaving their carcasses just causes a stink and does nothing to reduce the population, so our DNR does not advocate the killing and abandoning of carcasses. However, there is talk about harvesting the fish for food, fertilizer etc, I hope this takes hold and starts to winnow out the population in good number.

Our local Cabelas sells bow fishing equipment and a lot of people enjoy bow hunting these things, they get huge and its harder to hit them than it looks!

 

[Ozdog]

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That's really not funny, saddly the rednecks with a shot gun made the most sense.

 

[beagleboy]

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You think these carp are nasty, wait till you see a Snakehead, These things have no gills and can crawl on the ground using their fins to propel themselves. Starting to get them in lake erie. Considered a very good eating fish by the Asian community. Not sure who to thank for introducing them into the great lakes?????? Trying to be politically correct and will say no more.