Carp,catch'm or snag'm?

[D4570]

Do you think snaging carp is BAD? I was talking on a dif bourd and they killed me on snaging (carp)? I was bummed, we snag carp all the time and dont think a thing about it! We allso snag salmon and padlefish, when and were it's ok. It can be FFUUNN!

 

[Nut]

No I do not think that snagging carp is bad. But I also have never tried. As for the others I say if you can do it and it be legal to go for it.

 

[T Bone]

If its legal, its good sport. Carp are strong fish!

 

[wilecoyote76]

If you want to hone in on your archery skills, just shoot them with a bow set up with a fish arrow. Talk about fun. It's pretty cool reeling in big old carp with a bow!! Where we go, there are tons of carp so it is nice to take a few out of the river from time to time.

 

[Doug]

Just because its legal doesn't mean its sporting. But hey.....you guys know what my motto is.

 

[Curly]

Snagging carp is sporting and fun. Snagging carp is kind of like hunting. They are really strong especially when you snag them in the side.

 

[Elkhunter]

Seems OK to me.

 

[ELKCHSR]

MtMiller has some great pics of his escapades sticking fish.
I think as long as it's leagle, who should care, well ceptin of couse those grass eaters in our population....

 

[Bowhunter]

What IS snagging, might be a lame question, but i never heard the term before. Sounds like fun though, let me in on it.

 

[ELKCHSR]

You use a larger treble hook and snag them as they go by, unless there is something different. We used to snag Sea Perch that would get trapped in a pool when we were younger out on the Sound. Used to get a gunny sack or two full and would put them in the garden for the corn...
We alway's had a great corn crop.

 

[Elkhunter]

We used to spear herring back east when the run was on. Never tried snagging carp though and there was a lot of them where I grew up.

 

[IdahoCritterGetter]

I never have snaged them but caught this one *Carp Pic* on old fashion worm and faught for half hour, was good time. Was cpl inches shorter than state record, but 3 in. bigger girth wise. Didn't have scale and was early in morn ( bout 2am ) so didn't get official weigh but guessed 40lbs.

 

[Ovis]

ICG

Do you eat those things? Big fish indeed.

 

[IdahoCritterGetter]

No sir I may be southern but I draw the line at carp..........I think!

 

[Ovis]

So no carp, and no possum. Are you sure you're southern?

 

[IdahoCritterGetter]

LOL..... I think soo it was hot and sticky and people ran around saying stuff like "Boy ya better think twice, You'd rather jackoff a wild boar with a hand full of cockaburrs(stickers for you northern folk) than mess with me!"

 

[Elkhunter]

That is a nice size carp.

 

[Bowhunter]

thats the fattest carp i've seen, here they are alot longer and thinner.

 

[T Bone]

I've eaten carp while in Spain. It was white, flakey and downright good.

They say if it comes from cold clean water they don't taste fishy.

 

[Nut]

I've had smoked carp.(Hard to light) but tasting and only way to go.