leolizard
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Goldfish
I was fishing at a local pond, and noticed that it was filled with foot and a half long orange and/or brown goldfish. Asked about if, and the owner has no idea how they got there. Don't really care how either, but I'm woundering one would go about catching one. I always wanted to catched the koi out of my neighbor pond, so this may be my day. I tried floating trout powerbait, but to no avail. Any suggestions?
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knfanning
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They are basically a carp so I imagine corn or dough-baits would work.
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They are basically a carp so I imagine corn or dough-baits would work.
yep....They also stick out in the water so just take a net with a long handle.... 
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths. Jimmy D Moore
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AndyLee
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I've caught quite a few over grown goldfish in the Mon River on worms. I have a big Koi pond in my yard and I was messing around trying out a Berkley Gulp worm in there and the Koi absolutely attacked it. I also throw in random grubs and worms when I find them in the yard and the Koi eat them, so try worms, wax worms, or something similar. Any should work.
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They are basically a carp so I imagine corn or dough-baits would work.
+1.... There is a mini golf course by my house that has a ton of them in thier pond, I'm dying to ask the owner if I can C&R one from there. My buddy's uncle owns it, so maybe !!!!!
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They are basically a carp so I imagine corn or dough-baits would work.
yep....They also stick out in the water so just take a net with a long handle....
It sounds to me like the guy wants to be a "sportsman" about catching one of these glorified carp.
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Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths. Jimmy D Moore
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Allegheny River was loaded in the early to mid 70's. Sz. #8 - #6 bait holder hook cover whole hook with dough. No weight or as little as poss. Had a blast when the L/M were not active.
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sounds like good bait to me!!!! grap a cast net. done!! 
your "game fish" is my bait.....got flathead!!
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You could freeline so bread to them. Just rip a small piece off the middle pinch around the hook and float it to them. They spook easier than a carp so this is probably one of the easier ways without gettin too technical.
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I think they may spook easier 'coz of the attention they draw. There was one in Indain Lake 2 summers ago. I hooked into him(her) once but shook it loose so Eman wouldn't eat it. I walked around Indian Lake today and saw a koi.
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