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[Sam Bauer]

Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a giant
skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs.
Sam

[Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers]

"Sam Bauer" > wrote in message
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> Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a
> giant skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs.
> Sam

It looks to me like an Asian Grass Carp. Check out this link and scroll
down to the photo of three carp together.

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/LaCrosseFisheries/projects/asian_carp.html
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[Musashi]

"Sam Bauer" > wrote in message
news:zjLWh.1741$oo5.392@trndny06...
> Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a
giant
> skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs.
> Sam
>
>

Most likely a Grass Carp (White Amur)
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/management/images/grass_carp.jpg
If not, possibly Black Carp.
I don't suppose you have another photo that shows the head?
How did you catch him?

[Musashi]

http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/Carp_ID/index.html

[Sam Bauer]

Caught him on a white curly tail jig next to a rocky bank below a hot water
discharge.
Sam

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"Musashi" > wrote in message
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>
> "Sam Bauer" > wrote in message
> news:zjLWh.1741$oo5.392@trndny06...
>> Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a
> giant
>> skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs.
>> Sam
>>
>>
>
> Most likely a Grass Carp (White Amur)
> http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/management/images/grass_carp.jpg
> If not, possibly Black Carp.
> I don't suppose you have another photo that shows the head?
> How did you catch him?
>
>
>
>

[Musashi]

Thanks you for the info.
I had no idea they were carnivorous
despite their size and mouth. I had always thought all
they ever ate was algae and plants.

"Sam Bauer" > wrote in message
news:Cx9Yh.9873$dM1.3814@trndny07...
> Caught him on a white curly tail jig next to a rocky bank below a hot
water
> discharge.
> Sam
>
> --
> The early bird gets the worm,
> But the second mouse gets the cheese!
> "Musashi" > wrote in message
> t...
> >
> > "Sam Bauer" > wrote in message
> > news:zjLWh.1741$oo5.392@trndny06...
> >> Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a
> > giant
> >> skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs.
> >> Sam
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Most likely a Grass Carp (White Amur)
> >
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/management/images/grass_carp.jpg
> > If not, possibly Black Carp.
> > I don't suppose you have another photo that shows the head?
> > How did you catch him?
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>