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Most catfisherman I know will hunt any fish that grows big and fights hard. And brother let me tell you, a big carp will
do just that!
| Our freind BJ with a monster of a grass carp. |
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| This one weighed in at 50.8lbs. they have been hitting doughball lately. Hmmm??? |
| Tommy here with a HUGE Texas common carp! |
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| This beauty came in at 45.9lbs. and was caught on pinapple boilies. |
| Here's Charlie with a nice muddy water carp! |
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| 14lbs. 10oz. |
| John Powers with an awesome 50lb. big head carp! |
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| Fish taken at the Cannelton Dam, on the Ohio River using pearl shad bodies. |
Its my understanding talking to John that although these fish are fun to
catch, they are potential disaster waiting to happen. From what Ive read they reproduce and grow very quickly. They out-compete
native sport species of fish for food, and are known to jump very high out of the water when spooked. Especially by boat motors.
Ive heard these fish have even jumped into boats knocking people out of
them, or even killing them. These fish are not native to our waters, and its my understanding that most places wish for you
to kill any that you catch. They can be disasterous to our river systems.
| Charlie again with a nice Crystal Lake carp! |
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| 15lb.s 2oz. |
Charlie has little trick of catching carp top water. He takes regular white bread and balls
it up into small balls and tosses it out on top of the water. This usually gets the carp into a feeding frenzy. He then takes
a small treble hook with no weight and balls some bread up on it loosely till it floats. He whips it out there and the its
on! Its a real trip taking carp top water when you can as opposed to bottom fishing all the time.
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