ozarksfishin Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 I will take you up on the Crappie trip Babs, but the grass carp is no guarantee!! LOL OAF Contributor Phillip Stone http://ozarksfishin.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Phew !! At first glance at your unknown fish I thought " OMG! It's a Bighead Carp in TR" then I noticed the placment of the eye above the jaw line. Landowners who stocked the "White Amur" in farm ponds for weed control were told they were vegetarians only, then they discovered otherwise when the weeds were all eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzie. Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 They're very common at fish sales, and are used (with mixed results), as a biological control for aquatic vegetation such as coontail. They could've escaped from farm or golf course ponds during a flood, or may have been stocked intentionally by someone worried about weeds in the lake. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gwrightf150 Posted March 18, 2010 Members Share Posted March 18, 2010 I moved to Missouri about 13 years ago from South Dakota where the Carp "infest" some of the lakes i used to fish. I just thought i'd pass on a great reciepe for carp if you're interested. Find you a 2" X 4" piece of lumber (cedar, pine, hickory, whatever), season the carp with your favorite spices and then nail that carp to the 2X4. Put it in the oven at 350 degrees and bake it for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, take the carp and 2X4 out of the oven, throw the carp in the trash and eat the wood. Best way to eat carp that i've found. Enjoy!! I know some will disagree with me as I know people do smoke them and say they're great. It's just a joke!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveearle Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Forever if you were born in '73....My real question would be, assuming that these fish have come from flooded ponds, etc...is it an ongoing process? In other words, these fish are typically triploid and cannot reporoduce, unlike the other types of carp that take over fisheries. I guess there must be some kind of steady influx from these ponds, since they are always in the lake but relatively rare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzie. Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Forever if you were born in '73....My real question would be, assuming that these fish have come from flooded ponds, etc...is it an ongoing process? In other words, these fish are typically triploid and cannot reporoduce, unlike the other types of carp that take over fisheries. I guess there must be some kind of steady influx from these ponds, since they are always in the lake but relatively rare... Grass carp are pretty long-lived (10-25 years), so that may factor in as well. From what I recall, something like 98% of fish produced in the triploiding process are sterile, the other 2% are still capable of reproducing. When you're stocking thousands of the things though, that 2% could potentially make a big difference. I know the big rivers have reproducing populations of grass carp, I'm not sure about other reservoirs or rivers in the states. If you're worried about them, I'd suggest contacting the TRL fisheries biologist out of Branson and see what they know about grass carp presence in the lake. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ188 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I'm with you Grey Bear, I bet MDC would like to know these are in Table Rock. Found it in the back of Cricket Creek swimming around on top like it was disoriented. I was swimming around (trolling actually) like I was disoriented myself Thursday up the Kings. But I didn't get caught in a net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishing Buddy Don House Posted March 19, 2010 Fishing Buddy Share Posted March 19, 2010 I will take you up on the Crappie trip Babs, but the grass carp is no guarantee!! LOL Your new Name!!! Capt. Phil "GrassCarp" Stone!! Heck Phil they would love you over in England!! Talk to you later.. Don Capt. Don House Branson Fishing Guide Service Table Rock Lake and Taneycomo Lake Branson MOBranson Fishing Guide Service Website Pro Staff for G3 Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Humminbird Electronics, Minnkota Trolling Motors, Grandt Custom Rods, Ardent Reels, Seaguar, Berkley-Fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozarksfishin Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Nice Don! You know that is gonna stick with me now, I can just hear it from you guys now! I hope Eric Prey hasn't read this post. OAF Contributor Phillip Stone http://ozarksfishin.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJoe Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Nice Don! You know that is gonna stick with me now, I can just hear it from you guys now! I hope Eric Prey hasn't read this post. No, but I did Captain "Grass Carp" Phil. By the way, what bait did you use on them there crappies? Captain Joe Hreha Owner of MO Fenchbulldogs.com; Captain Joe's Guide Service (Retired); OAF Contributor; & Captain, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired) http://www.mofrenchbulldogs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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