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C'mon Chris. I never said I hated the fish but I received a lot of flak when I said I would never target them. I also got a lecture when I refused to believe carp were smarter than other fish. I only believe this as far as fly fishing for them because it's sight fishing only and a challenge rewarded by a good fish-on fight. I understand bread balls and corn just slay them. As far as the other fish you mentioned, (I think those are all game fish?) I don't target them either but if one got on my line I wouldn't complain. I'm a little disapointed that you mentioned names here.Kinda curious as to why there are so many carp haters and we dont see anyone bashin' on Catfish, Bass, Walleye etc.?
Beav? OTF? B.S.? L.S.? Bigdog? Anyone???
C'mon Chris. I never said I hated the fish but I received a lot of flak when I said I would never target them. I also got a lecture when I refused to believe carp were smarter than other fish. I only believe this as far as fly fishing for them because it's sight fishing only and a challenge rewarded by a good fish-on fight. I understand bread balls and corn just slay them. As far as the other fish you mentioned, (I think those are all game fish?) I don't target them either but if one got on my line I wouldn't complain. I'm a little disapointed that you mentioned names here.
Just threw out a few names that always show up on ANY carp thread. Even though they never seem to fish for them. Thats all. For someone who said they would never target them, ya sure have a lot of posts in these carp threads.:lol:
You can call those other fish game fish if ya want. I'll keep callin' 'em what they are. Invasive non-native species that actually put a dent in the populations of native fish that are either protected or on the endangered list in our rivers.
Dont discriminate. Kill'em all.
Verbally yes. Ya got me on that one! lol.
Personally, I find carp extremely tough to catch using an unscented artificial fly. I have caught them relatively easily fishing corn with my 4 and 5 year olds but that is my entire, and severly limited experience with carp and bait.
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I have to agree.I can't see where people think that eating corn or dough make carp stupid. I mean OTF has no problem fishing for slimy trout with a fly an people fish marshmallows for them.
OK maybe not L.S...but I stand by the rest of my goofy statements. And Beav, big ups to ya, but I (we) just dont see the same negativity towards those other species from ya as much as this whole carp thing.
Last year was "year of the snaggers"/"AA's fantastic posts". This year the forum has been dominated by carp bashing..."Year of the Carp...crap". As with GZ I too have been "smartened"(?) by narcotic pain relievers and too much egg cure mixed into my scrambled eggs...err, brain. So disregard everything I have written in the last 240 hours and chalk it up to eating too much carp outta the Columbia Slough.
Now if we could only get the Sea Lions convinced that Carp are way more nutritional than a measely Chinook, we would be on the right track. Hey, *lightbulb* as soon as all these other invasive non native species take the Salmon/Steelhead population down to nil, the Sea Lions will have no food to chase except the non native invasive species!! Then maybe some dill hole will introduce Alligators to the Columbia and THEY will take the Sea Lion population down to nil.
That should get me a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize....
Sorry guys. Ran out of my Xanax a little early this month...
As for Carp: The facts, my favorite place to fish for 'em is in the Columbia Slough. Cuz when I fish for 'em there, I never know what is gonna bite...could be a stray Cayman, maybe someones Pacu or giant Chilchid they had to get rid of and couldnt find a better place to let em go.
And this thread hasnt been beaten to death. Carp have.
No it is public just not a lot of access. On the north end there is a road that runs past the dam. It is the only place I know you can park a get to the water. There is about 300yds of bank there
This thread has been beaten to death
:naughty::naughty:Boy this Xanax seems to be pretty hip, and I like to be hip...
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I have to agree.I can't see where people think that eating corn or dough make carp stupid. I mean OTF has no problem fishing for slimy trout with a fly an people fish marshmallows for them.