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[BassFishingMachine]

Ok, I have never been able to catch many carp until I discovered this one certain spot I'll call the honey hole. Now in this honey hole I am able to catch a good 10 carp on a good day, sometimes you get a hit every 10mins which imo is great for carp, sometimes you get a hit back to back to back. Good size carp too, some 10-20lbers in there.

Me and the regular guys who fish it always catch and release the carp, so when we come again we can have a great day like always. Although, a bunch of guys been coming every other day to the spot with 3-4 rods each, fishing all day and keeping every single carp they catch. These guys have no understanding of the word "sportsmanship" they literally keep every single carp they catch. Sometimes taking 7-10 a day. Now, with them coming every other day I can easily picture the lake going to hell in no time flat.

Since I don't know of any regulations on carp, I don't see theres much me and the guys can do other then sit back and watch them slowly destroy the carp population in the lake. How do you guys suggest on handling this, what can I do to save this great carp fishing lake from being turned into a spot where all's left is stories of the good ol days... Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.

[Daniel My Brother]

You could try talking to them. If it's a public lake and they are obeying the law it's probably your only option.

If your goal is to get shot or arrested, try following Secretlakes advice.

[SimonSays]

If your goal is to get shot or arrested, try following Secretlakes advice.

x2

I definitely know the feeling of getting worked up, but you never know if one guy has a gun or not.

Best bet, see if there are any regulations on carp, if not, reason with them. If they don't listen there might not be anything you can do =/

[aceman387]

maybe you could make up some signs , by me there is a retention pond that some of the old timers that fish there said it used to have big fish in it but now youre luckly to catch anthing these old timers told me alot of korean people startedfishing there and were always seen keeping fish of all sizes  me being a newbie fishing there i made up some signs   that look professional that say catch and release lake  and i posted them around the lake on 1x2 wood stakes these people thought the village or police put up the signs and havent been back since im hoping this retention lake will rebuild with fish its so close to my house.

[Joe Boss]

Someone thought it was a good idea to personally stock the local pond where I live. They did it by throwing in a bag of feeder goldfish sold in most petstores. You can buy them 10 for a $1 for those that like to feed there Oscars live fish.

Who knows what disease they can infect a lake with. Luckily the pond they are in still has sunfish and you can catch those carp, they are about 8 inches now.

[Marty]

I don't see theres much me and the guys can do other then sit back and watch them slowly destroy the carp population in the lake.

Unfortunately, that's correct. Talking about sportsmanship, catch-and-release or selective harvest to people who keep everything is absolutely useless.

I've also seen a few ponds ruined for bass fishing, even when people are keeping stuff legally. New York has it right when they say:

"Indiscriminate removal, even within legal seasons and creel limits, may result in less desirable fisheries in sensitive waters."

[DADto4]

Marty,

"Indiscriminate removal, even within legal seasons and creel limits, may result in less desirable fisheries in sensitive waters."

Never seen this but I love it.

-John

[wisturkeyhunter]

Carp are an invasive species that really hurt native fish populations. I'd tell them thanks. Shooting them with a bow is popular around here. Wish we could rid the waters I fish of them.  

[SuskyDude]

Carp are an invasive species that really hurt native fish populations. I'd tell them thanks. Shooting them with a bow is popular around here. Wish we could rid the waters I fish of them.

;D

The introduction of carp to our native waters is widely regarded as one of the worst stocking descisions ever made.

I'd tell them thanks too. Then I'd send 'em to everywhere else I knew carp swam.

Hey, could be worse. They could be keeping every bass they caught instead.  

[Daniel My Brother]

Hey secretlakes,
How in the world could anyone have known you were joking? A smiley or a j/k would have gone a long way.
I'm sorry you got your feelings hurt, but you have to take some personal responsibility for what happened to your post.
Dan

[SuskyDude]

Uh oh...internet tough guy..... ;D

[Joe Boss]

Uh oh...internet tough guy..... ;D

He's from south jersey, he must be Tony Soprano wannabe.  ;D

Oops modified because I forgot the  ;D

[grimlin]

Happens here too.All you can do is watch and cry.... :'(

[roadwarrior]

man o man. i posted a response to this the other day joking about beating the guys up. it seems that the "moderator" has removed it from the forum. i understand that this is a public website for everyone to see, but what happened to freedom of speech? it's left up to the mod's discretion, but who is double checking him? i'm really ticked that the man in charge of this site has the has the open mindedness a some televangelist. save this post cause it prob won't be here and i will prob get booted off the site for openiong my mouth. FIRST AMENDMENT SUCKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Dirk_Jig---Lure]

man o man. i posted a response to this the other day joking about beating the guys up. it seems that the "moderator" has removed it from the forum. i understand that this is a public website for everyone to see, but what happened to freedom of speech? it's left up to the mod's discretion, but who is double checking him? i'm really ticked that the man in charge of this site has the has the open mindedness a some televangelist. save this post cause it prob won't be here and i will prob get booted off the site for openiong my mouth. FIRST AMENDMENT SUCKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was addressed with you privately, but since you
have decided to pursue this publicly, let me be clear:

This is a privately owned forum with guidelines and rules.
We are "Family Friendly", broadly defined.
We expect all members to be courteous to others.
Our welcome is open to everyone, but anyone who finds
the restrictions onerous probably doesn't belong here.
We charge the same price for leaving as we do to join.

Membership on this forum is not a right, but a privilege.


-Kent a.k.a. roadwarrior
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0u812

Juuuuuust so you know- Daniel has lots of friends,.....about 18,000 of them just saw you threaten him. Smart move,lol. Putting it in writing, well as Visa would say, that's just priceless. :