Oddball catch and interesting find on sat.

Saturday I went below johnday dam to try for walleye. No luck.but I did hook 2 smallies and a 30" carp.talk about a battle.I also found some lures on my pedle up river for a downhill troll.i found a MAG Lip that looks custom. It has CCA on it.can anyone tell me where it came from? Tournament prize,grab bag, or something else?

I have heard of panning for gold but looks like your fishing for gold & giant goldfish 

Sweet...  Since I'm probably the only person on this forum that actually targets carp on purpose I'm suitably jealous - really nice looking fish.

Well? Did you keep it to eat? I heard they smoke up pretty good. They sure put up a fight and a lot of fun to catch though!

Well? Did you keep it to eat? I heard they smoke up pretty good. They sure put up a fight and a lot of fun to catch though!

It went back to cause more walleye fisherman troubles lol.I have heard of folks eating them.I will pass.I still got salmon to eat.talk about a fighting son of a gun.that thing had my rod buried for a long time b4 I saw it.then after the first sighting it took 5 more min to net it.I can see why they have a dedicated following.

love fishing carp. easy with bait, ultra hard with flies. so a wide range. bummed we don't have them in AK. got hooked on them while going to school in NY.  it was the only fish in the state outside of the great Lakes that could remotely test my AK salmon gear I brought to school. one of the hardest pulling fish pound for pound in freshwater.  just not a spectacular fight but it will test gear....

Agreed, carp are a very underrated game fish in the US. I think if more people were familiar with how they fight there would be more carp fisherman.

John

Lots of people hate carp because they overrun rivers and lakes,  starving out the native fish.  They over populate so badly that people can do crazy crap like catch them with a hand net while wake boarding.

With the way anything from Asia destroys the eco systems in North America,  it's like our continent is a delicate virgin and Asia is a dirty whore.

With Merwin and the rivers blown out,springers slow,....carp fishing is starting to look pretty good.

It's my understanding that carp was considered good table fare before WWII.

Yea, and so was the Pickle Stretcher Salad (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/foodblog/2009/07/28/throwback-of-the-house-the-pickle-stretcher-salad-is-not-funny)
Blech

I've had carp many times, in the form of gefilte fish. It is not good eats. My dad and grandparents, however, love it.

Yea, and so was the Pickle Stretcher Salad (http://www.riverfronttimes.com/foodblog/2009/07/28/throwback-of-the-house-the-pickle-stretcher-salad-is-not-funny)
Blech

I've had carp many times, in the form of gefilte fish. It is not good eats. My dad and grandparents, however, love it.

Geflite fish.... Like I tell my kids, there are all kinds of things that I would eat IF I was really hungry. 

When I lived in Texas we used to make carp bait by mixing bran flakes and Big Red soda in a baggy to make a heavy dough. Mold it around your hook and hang to dry for a few days.
Lake Conroe had/has some seriously large carp, I believe they called them "white amur", and they have wreaked havoc on that lake as well.
 Very fun to catch.

Amur are also called grass carp. Not the same as common carp. Grass carp can be bred as triploids (non-reproductive) and are used to control vegetation.

Amur are also called grass carp. Not the same as common carp. Grass carp can be bred as triploids (non-reproductive) and are used to control vegetation.

That's what they were supposed to be when introduced into lake Conroe, I guess some of them didn't get their nuts cut!