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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 |
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![]() "Sam Bauer" wrote in message news:zjLWh.1741$oo5.392@trndny06... Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a giant skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs. Sam It looks to me like an Asian Grass Carp. Check out this link and scroll down to the photo of three carp together. http://www.fws.gov/midwest/LaCrosseF...sian_carp.html -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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![]() "Sam Bauer" wrote in message news:zjLWh.1741$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/pl...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? |
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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$oo5.392@trndny06... Caught what looks to be a carp but mouth like a trout. Could it be a giant skipjack? It came from the Ohio River and weighed over 23 lbs. Sam Most likely a Grass Carp (White Amur) http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/pl...grass_carp.jpg If not, possibly Black Carp. I don't suppose you have another photo that shows the head? How did you catch him? |
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Thanks you for the info.
I had no idea they were carnivorous despite their size and mouth. I had always thought all they ever ate was algae and plants. "Sam Bauer" wrote in message news:Cx9Yh.9873$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/pl...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? |
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