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Here is why ... You having a good day fishing , then you see a bunch of huge ones in some flat , you take a few casts at them, it's a heck of a fight. It's just kind of a distraction, breaks up the day. Kinda like when ya belch or fart in the boat, have a quick laugh... yeah it serves no purpose other than a laugh and a distraction. Pickerel on the other hand, they are a pain in the a$$ . They destroy your line and eat small bass and trout like a garbage disposal.Okay -- I have to say something but do not take it personally. It's just my opinion.
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why anyone would catch a carp on purpose. I can't stand the sight of them. If I accidentally catch one, I cut the line! If I knew a way to poison carp without harming any other fish, there would be no carp anywhere near any of the places I fish. I will happily shoot them, but I will never intentionally catch one!
Here is why ... You having a good day fishing , then you see a bunch of huge ones in some flat , you take a few casts at them, it's a heck of a fight. It's just kind of a distraction, breaks up the day. Kinda like when ya belch or fart in the boat, have a quick laugh... yeah it serves no purpose other than a laugh and a distraction. Pickerel on the other hand, they are a pain in the a$$ . They destroy your line and eat small bass and trout like a garbage disposal.
Yeah, they are also a pita ... but pickerel will hit a 12" rocky or crappie that you are trying to land. You cut the pickerel open and they have 8-10" trout, smallies, rocky's in their gut . Pickerel average 3-4 lbs where I fish and it's not uncommon to get a 5 or 6lb ... they are like pike . Carp are fun though . It's just fun fighting a 15-30lb fish ... especially if you dont know what it is ... like when you're trolling, (yes, they hit spoons) that rod goes "Wham" and the fight's on ... they "dog" down low , kinda like a catfish . They fight hard and take 15-45 mins to get tired ...Okay -- this is a little off topic, but the biggest "pain in the a$$" at my favorite smallie spot are the sunfish. They hit anything, and that includes baits that are bigger than they are! Sometimes if you're swimming a good size grub, these little 4" sunfish get ahold of the tail, and hang on for dear life!! Drives me nuts.