where the ducks walk on fish

[brandonh]

that be a lot of fun i am not sure if you can bow fish in this lake i do not see why you couldn't. that is a lot of carp in one night do they feed them breed?

[SikSol]

Originally Posted by brandonh

that be a lot of fun i am not sure if you can bow fish in this lake i do not see why you couldn't. that is a lot of carp in one night do they feed them breed?

I'am assuming you meant "do they feed them bread?" If so yes bread and some people will feed them dry dog food. I usually donate the ones I shoot to homeless shelters (they cook and provide them as food) or for compost. Now that my alligator is getting some size put on I can start feeding them to him.

[brandonh]

yes i did mean bread my bad hey feed them bread here too , thats pretty awesome a way to help out . i bet your gator will be very happy eating carp.

[Danimal]

Originally Posted by brandonh

but what would do with the whole upper lake thats nursery water if you were not breeding them? i guess the queestion would be would it be cheaper just to buy new fish every year or breed your own every year? some die from poor fishing practices and others die naturally so at some point you will have to restock the lake.

That is the extent of my use for carp other than some are pretty to look at in an ornamental pond. Pond janitors. It's a trash fish. around here anyway.

[brandonh]

As pretty you mean koi right?kois are beautiful theres a small pond in town with koi. Normal carp here are fun to catch they fight hard i love to use light tackle for them nice little piece of bread on a hook and you are having fun lol seems like even the small ones like to fight pretty hard unless your using something like 30lbs + line then the little ones are not much of a challenge lol

[Danimal]

Originally Posted by brandonh

As pretty you mean koi right?kois are beautiful theres a small pond in town with koi. Normal carp here are fun to catch they fight hard i love to use light tackle for them nice little piece of bread on a hook and you are having fun lol seems like even the small ones like to fight pretty hard unless your using something like 30lbs + line then the little ones are not much of a challenge lol

I actually think the grass carp can be pretty when they are not too fat, we have some in one of our ponds and in the evening they wallow in the shallows. Kinda looks like sea monsters, some of them are huge, rolling around.

[brandonh]

pretty awesome you have your own pond, how many carp do you have ?

[RandyRhoads]

Must....let....me......spear.... so...many.... going...to die....

[brandonh]

Originally Posted by RandyRhoads

Must....let....me......spear.... so...many.... going...to die....

sure would be fun to do not sure if its legal lol you could always find out

[Danimal]

I am not positive, around 8, I think they are around 10 years old.

[brandonh]

wow those are some old fish. that sounds like a good number of grass carp for a pond

[smy_749]

Rodney, where is the fun in spearing what you have no chance of missing ? lol

[brandonh]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Rodney, where is the fun in spearing what you have no chance of missing ? lol

lol if he goes to the lower lake where there is about a billion carp just spread out more the fish have a better chance because the water is always stained in the lake so that would make it more interesting lol

[RandyRhoads]

The fun would wear off after about the second shot. But the thought of being able to spear 12 in one shot sounds fun...

-Rodney

[brandonh]

unless you are like me and still probably miss even in the spillway lol , i would like to try spear fishing sometime looks fun