longcast
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The carp problem...
first post- a rant, if you'll oblige... The carp in the finger lakes need to go. Problem is, no one wants to eat them. And no one knows what to do with multiple 20+ lb dead fish. I wouldn't mind pitching in and spending a day 'carpin', but what to do with all the dead carp? Answer- DEC offers carp disposal dumpsters at boat launches and public fishing access points. I am not kidding. They need to have a carp derby. Or a spear fishing contest. Electrofishing contest. SOMETHING!
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/19 18:59:12
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Kill 'em all!! D a m n good-for-nothing nuisance trash fish.
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RE: The carp problem...
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RE: The carp problem...
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/19 22:02:12
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me and my cousin have been looking for some to keep so if you tell me hwo to get there and what bait seems to catch them there ill be happy to get rid of some either reply or PM me
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RE: The carp problem...
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/19 22:31:03
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im also in need of alot of carp! tell me where you want rid of them at and ill take care of em for you!
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/19 22:43:39
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are you guys going pilgram on those carp and planting them in your garden, under the veggies?
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RE: The carp problem...
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longcast
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 11:31:19
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ORIGINAL: juddthejudge me and my cousin have been looking for some to keep so if you tell me hwo to get there and what bait seems to catch them there ill be happy to get rid of some either reply or PM me ORIGINAL: snyder61 im also in need of alot of carp! tell me where you want rid of them at and ill take care of em for you! The lake is Waneta Lake in the fingerlakes region, between the southern ends of Seneca and Keuka Lake. It's a shallow, weedy, ~700 acre lake- great LMB and Tiger Musky fishing, but the carp have been causing problems, as they have in pretty much all the finger lakes. They disturb the spawning nests of panfish and bass, allegedly as well as feeding on their eggs. They also stir up the water like hell- I was out yesterday and it hadn't rained very hard in quite a while, yet the water looked like weak coffee. When they run up the tributaries in the spring they ruin the rainbow trout fishing. I lost a bunch of flies and leaders this year to carp. They are so shallow I am tempted to get my bow and do some bow-fishing, but it's hard to find areas 1) on public land and 2) less than 500 feet from houses to comply with state carp bow-fishing regs. I think they should loosen those restrictions as well. And again, I have no idea what to do with huge fish carcasses. Even hauling more than just a couple of them to my car would be very difficult.
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 11:43:53
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ORIGINAL: snyder61 i need them to be alive! sounding awfully needy snyder...lol As far as the 'carp problem'...don't know what to tell you man... None of the lakes around these parts have a significant enough population to have much affect on other species. That's not to say there aren't a lot of carp...there are. If there's as many as you describe...not much you can do.... except open up a carp scale biscuit factory... or maybe a Pennsyltucky Fried Karp... in some foreign nation who loves eating karps.
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Mountian Man
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RE: The carp problem...
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 22:46:21
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I like the garden thing myself.
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 23:25:22
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With all due respect Mr Longcast what you are seeing is the carp spawning. Every year they gather in certain sections of lakes and spawn for a week. It will look like coffee as you describe and then get back to normal. Some lakes are overpopulated but yours may not be the case. All the carp will gather to spawn so you are probably seeing the entire lakes carp population in that spot so keep that in mind. If you say you have a good bass and pike population that will keep the carp numbers low as well because when the carp spawn the bass and pike feed off of the car as they hatch hence is a great food source for them. I notice on a lot of lakes with carp problems the predators such as bass,pike and musky are often overharvested so if there are nothing to eat the carp spawn then they reach full size simple as that. As far as eating bass eggs. I have to chuckle and not at you but the fact that its often not the case. Even though a carp is big they act like a scared little kid. They spook easy and are not very agressive. If you have a bass on a nest and you watch when something comes near it a bass will chase it off. A carp will not beat up a bass lol It will spook away. Also in terms of bass eggs there are other fish on the lake that do enjoy eggs so its not like its only carp that would feed on them. In terms of fly fishing when you caught one didn't you enjoy the fight? By now you figured I am into carp fishing. I always hear guys wanting to catch big fish and most guys are catch and release that I know including myself. I go out and have fun catching them and they put up a nice fight. I still fish for everything else but I enjoy carp fishing most for the fun of it.
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 23:31:20
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most guys are catch and release that I know including myself. yU nutz duUD. kaRpz r guud two eat! Taste like cottage chEese and spam mcburgers.
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Mountian Man
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 23:32:26
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Even though a carp is big they act like a scared little kid . No wonder they **** all over my unhooking mat when they see me
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RE: The carp problem...
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Mountian Man
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 23:44:45
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That's just gross and wrong, even though they got nice lips.....
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RE: The carp problem...
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Mountian Man
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/20 23:59:09
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You got to admit they like my nuts.
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/21 00:06:03
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Didn't I see that in a slapchop commercial?
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Mountian Man
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/21 00:10:16
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Yes, but the hooker didn't like Vince's nuts so he "slapchopped" her a new one.
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/21 19:27:09
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Did you ever think longcast that maybe just maybe the good lord needs to hold a derby to get rid of some of the stupid killers of anything and everything just for the fun of it. Maybe he could put you in the garbage can first!!!!!!
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/21 19:33:12
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Bill dat you duUD
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RE: The carp problem...
2010/05/25 16:05:54
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donate to your local food bank you can do it with steelhead eyes and perch all fish and you will get a reciept for food donated a hungy man does not ask what is it he eats the dam thing and ask for more in europe carp are a favorite dish like all things you need to know how to cook it i do not so ill toss them back but love to catch them
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