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the problem with a term crucian carp in England is that they only have carrasius carrasius in their waters, they are relatively unique in appearance and not known to mix with carp and produce hybrids
in the rest of the Europe not that long ago they introduced Carassius Giebelio which totally devastated the old golden crucians and actually started mixing with carp to produce hybrids and I think thats what we have here in US/Canada
when I was little we used to catch a lot of golden crucians but in late 80 early 90 you could only catch silver cruicans
you had to find small isolated waters which never got stocked or flooded from local rivers to find a golden one
it became very rare species and now silver crucians are like a bluegills here in US, very hard to find a place without a million of them around
Excellent and informative post. I've caught a few hybrids, mostly back in Illinois, but I did get this bigger one in Texas.
This one did have barbels but they were extremely stunted. It's the only "mutt" I know of out of this extremely popular little pond.
I always assumed they were just goldfish hybrids but perhaps not.
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Awesome bunch of fish!
Also, you've got a couple of hybrids in the mix, probably goldfish/carp mutts. I'm speaking of the ones with the tiny or nonexistent barbels and the more rounded scales.
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Good job guys, congrats on the ghostie and the big un.
I'm probably gonna head out there sometime this week and see if I can coax out a gold bar or two. Last time there the turtles made it impossible but that's been 3 or 4 weeks ago now.
EDIT: Joe's ghostie is a recapture. Here it is almost three years ago when it was caught by Crago at exactly one pound less. Hooray for CPR!
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Was a blast, thanks for putting it together Jeff. Great vid too!
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That's a ghostie. Not all ghost carp are bleach colored, they can come in all sorts of different shades.
The dark pattern on the head is the surest sign of ghostie.
Nice fish!
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What an epic trip that appeared to be!
Congratulations on your marriage and some great fish!
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Have been a K-1 fan for a few years now. I just placed my first order since the changeover; I'm glad the company is still in very good hands.
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"Two things anyone can use - Effort, Energy & Eyes..." Ha, ha Good old Nashy!
Just wish he had a more interesting voice... half the audience were nodding off.
Heh, that's what I've always thought about him judging from the DVD's. The man obviously knows his stuff and has a lot of good info to share but he sounds like Prince Valium after a few minutes.
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When that buff started getting close I was thinking, "No way can that cat get his mouth around that thing"...wow!
Cool vid, looks like the tank at Bass Pro or Cabela's.
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Beautiful pics and fish. That long dark one second to last carp pic is gorgeous!
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Good stuff Chris!
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That's the place.
The city bought the property and now it's called Connor Nature Park, with a trail that goes around and by the river as well as Smallies pond.
Saw some big grassies in there too, but haven't caught one yet.
That is great to hear. I always thought it was a shame that that place was just sitting unused for so long. My grandfather used to take me fishing there a lot when I was a kid, I have some good memories of Smallies. It was such a different kind of place...you will never find water that clear anywhere else in the Whitewater Valley area and it seemed so ancient and mysterious to me as a child, like there had to be some monsters hiding in those depths.
Looks like next time I'm in town I will be buying a temp fishing license!
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Some great fish there, congrats on that 30!
A couple of weeks ago when you guys posted that video from Lake Lemon I mentioned that Indiana is my home state. Imagine my surprise when I saw this thread as Connersville is my home town!
Can you tell me where you all were fishing? I can't figure out where it was from the video. There is an old lake on the south edge of town that was called Smallie's that it kind of looks like but as far as I know, that place has been closed for 20 years. But the bank behind you guys doesn't look like it though it has been 25 years since I've been there.
Very curious here! PM me if you'd rather not broadcast the location.
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Nice fishin guys!
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Oh wow, you caught Snookie!
Awesome fish, congratulations indeed.
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Very nice! Indiana is my home state but I've never carp fished it (unless you count mucking around at paylakes when I was a kid). What part of the state is Lake Lemon located in?
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Great session guys! That buff is truly wild looking.
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Wow, great fish! Congrats on the PB.
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Yeah that pond has a reputation of being a very difficult swim at times, it was quite a surprise for me to get a run literally 30 seconds after my method ball hitting the water. It was a great sign and the action continued on pretty strong through the evening.
A lot of people in DFW HATE this pond as they've fished it 6 or 8 or 10 times without a single run. Chris used to be one of those guys. His 30 here is the very first carp he's ever caught here!
Congrats Chris on the very rare DFW 30!!
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Thank you Doc.
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It's probably one of Chris Munn's tagged fish. He started a tagging project a year or two back just to try to learn how fish move around and for his own curiosity. The one I caught I didn't report, we had two fish on the bank at the time so it was kinda hectic. I tried to take a pic of the tag but it didn't turn out so it was never reported.
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What was the weight of your tagged fish Andy? I caught a tagged one very close to there (by the gazebo at the bridge) a couple months ago that weighed 21-8.
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Thoroughly awesome story Andy! Yes that whole stretch of bank is mayhem when the weather is nice on a weekend. I had a dog pee on my Walmart bag with my oats etc. in it. Also heard something beside me and looked down to see a big dog tearing an entire loaf of bread apart (i.e. my bait). AND I also had the pleasure of almost getting spooled by a dog too. And Steve got spooled by the rowing team. All of this was in ONE day...never a dull moment at the dog park. lol
But I was waiting for a picture of Skiff Girl.
That area is known for having some of the best carping "scenery" in all of Texas. 
And congrats to you and your brother on your big fishes!
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Great job guys, I always love to see personal friends do well at these tourneys, I get to live vicariously.
Seeya next year for sure (I am now employed again!).
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Great fish all!
That bigmouth is a rare sight here in Texas. In fact, I've never seen one and I'm not sure I know anyone who's caught one.