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Asian carp
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One of the lakes I fish in Mississippi has had this happen twice in recent years. Don't think the biologists ever figured out what happened but it was in the heat of the summer and they said it could have had something to do with oxygen levels.
MickThompson
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If only we could reproduce it...
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MickThompson":85cn15fe said:
x 1,000
pressfit
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Sounds like the turkey population in Giles county...
scn":8u7jfjsz said:
No doubt. They have ruined many great fisheries and aren't slowing down.
they had a half million die in the barkley tailwater a couple of years ago and the KY fisheries biologists were studying them to see if they could find out what caused it and use it to control them. seems like it was a cirus or bacteria that only attacked the gills of the silver carp. maybe there is hope to controlling them.
JimFromTN
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I was on Ky Lake on friday and it was discouraging to say the least. I have fished Ky Lake for over 40 years and have never seen an asian carp there. I was out 2 weeks ago and did not see a one.
Seen several skipping around last night while catfishing ky lakeJimFromTN":23h7bfg7 said:
JimFromTN
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They were everywhere on friday. They were hundreds dead along the shoreline and allot up in the shallows. I wonder what kind of damage they do to bass beds.
bluball":3vss2txx said:
so they jump more when idling? im gonna try and snag me some to eat. i wonder what size treble hook i need?
BackwoodsBoy
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When I fished KY lake (close to 10years ago now) there were no Asian carp or at least none in abundance yet. Amazing that there are that many now,
BackwoodsBoy":2v9x3vy8 said:
Probably wasn't hardly any FIVE years ago.
They exploded for sure.
redheadshooter
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We snagged a couple on accident a couple weeks ago all the way down in Savannah. We were bass fishing and hooked a couple monsters and lost them.
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Mudbone
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While snagging faddledish yesterday afternoon people were catching them from 50-70 lbs below priest!redheadshooter":1f4lonug said:
They put up an unreal fight!!!!
hillbillyfab
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About 5 years ago I seen my 1st at Johnson's Creek on the Cumberland. A few weeks later my fishing partner took one to the side of the head when we were idling out away from the ramp. It wasn't long after that I seen the sign put up warning people they were there.
Watched a show on the food network once about these fish. Everyone who tasted them said they were delicious. Would love to try some. Be fun to snag in the process.
