"Doug Kanter" wrote...
"riverman" wrote...
"Doug Kanter" wrote...
wrote...
Hello, I'm sure this topic may have been discussed before
but....night
before last I hooked into a carp with a "Jitterbee"(barbless hook)
.The
fish
weighed over 12 pounds. I was useing my 6 weight with a 6 pound
tippet
and
WHAT A FIGHT!! It was one of those moments that you wait for. I
fought
with him for almost 1/2 hour until I got him in. I didn't pressure
him
much because I was determined to get him landed. For those that have
fished
for carp on purpose or caught one by accident. I'm sure you will
agree
that
they are a blast to catch. Thanks for your time. Mike Bernardoni



From what I've heard, carp think WE are a blast to catch.



What's the Official Ethical Stance (OES) on playing a carp for a half
hour?
Do we care as much about playing them to death as we do for, say, a brown
trout or salmon? Just wondering..

--riverman

I don't fish for them, so I can't speak from experience. But, I see quite a
few carp laying around fishing spots, dead, so apparently some of the
afficionados think they're not a worthwhile life form. Makes me want to hook
the afficionados to my trailer hitch and see if they enjoy similar
treatment.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I saw someone swat a fly once, so I picked up a 2 x
4, whacked him a few times in the head, and asked how *he* liked it. It takes
all kinds.
--
TL,
Tim
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