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    Tench And Carp - Bread And Rock Salt Maze

    in Carp Locally & Fishing Reports

    Posted

    I did not go salmon fishing this past weekend ( wind and waves - no fun) so I went for carp. Had a 15 lbs and a 5 lbs carp on rock salt maze. The two tench came on bread and a bobber. It was nice to be back on the lake again. Chummed at 1 pm and came back at 4 pm for the hot afternoon bite.

    Jeff

    P.S Brid thinks I should use a porcupine quill but a bobber works just fine.

    Make It 6 X 40's This Year !

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    Nice fish - I will need to start looking into carp fishing - I bought a Kayak for $ 35 to take to the lake so I can not wait to try it. It is 8 feet long and the kind you sit on top. I will have to take pics when I take it out fishing. Got skunked salmon fishing on Sunday.

    Jeff

    Carp Have The Highest Iq Of Any Fish - Article In Magazine

    in Take a Kid Carpin'

    Posted

    Hi Bait:

    I am going to Davenport Iowa and fishing the back waters of the Mississippi. I think there will be about 10 kids so I hope I can find the carp or it will be a long week of fising.

    Appoligies if this is off topic a bit, i am convinced carp can to some degree communicate too, they use catfish to test ify looking baits :D but more seriously a place i used to fish that has pretty murky water which cut down the learn by observation factor, all the carp arnt within 4' of your bait at the same time.

    This was the scenario, baited a spot regular without fishing it for a few weeks,also between sessions after fishing commenced, using 2 rods about 25' out, right hand rod tight to a reed bed on the right (particle bait) left rod 10 feet left same distance on boilie.

    To start with i caught on both rods and everyfish hooked would take off straight out for open water, after about my 4th time takes on the left rod ceased alltogether, the right rod would get takes as normal and again run for the open water then it wasn't long before i hooked one that bolted right, straight into the reed bed and subsequently got away.

    Now i'm not saying that this fish went around gossiping to all the others but from that point on every fish i hooked in that spot went immediatly right for the reeds, didnt lose them all as i learned how to overcome this,and i know i never caught or hooked every single carp in the water from this spot so i'm convinced they can comminicate some kind of basic safety info other than just thru visual experiance.

    If mods wish they can post this topic elsewhere.

    BTW Jeff where abouts in Iowa are you going?

    Two 18 Lbs Salmon

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    The salmon season has been very good and we caught 10 salmon this last weekend - 8lbs to 20lbs. We caught the fish 150 to 180 feet down on the downrigger in 300 feet of water. We used - hoochies - anchovies - herring - I bought a food saver so now I have a full freezer. The carp will have to wait until the salmon stop biting.

    Jeff

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    Carp Have The Highest Iq Of Any Fish - Article In Magazine

    in Take a Kid Carpin'

    Posted

    Phone - I like clasical better but I am not as smart as a carp. I will look up carp memory.

    Thanks

    Jeff

    ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ,,

    I haven't found the article (yet). It may have come from University of WI Eau Claire. I'll look there next. In the meantime I found this which I dutifully typed. I had forgotten about or never read(?) this.

    Carp are NOT known to communicate by making sounds (Fay, 1995), but they are classified as otophysans, a group that has bony structures (the Weberian ossicles – carp ears) coupling the swim bladder to the inner ears, in which there are hair cells with a specialized orientation pattern. Because of this anatomy, carp are among species referred to as hearing specialists, which have the greatest auditory bandwidth and sensitivity of any fish (Popper & Fay, 1993). ... Common Carp, by the way, prefer blues (1st) to classical music (2nd).

    Phone

    Most of the relevant stuff I'm finding is more classified under "carp memory" than IQ.

    Carp Have The Highest Iq Of Any Fish - Article In Magazine

    in Take a Kid Carpin'

    Posted

    Hi Phone:

    You are the man - I will have to see if I can find the next week article he wrote. I know you have the highest carp IQ on CAG and am looking forward to the name of the person that wrote that article when you find it.

    Jeff

    P.S - I can always trust you to come up with an answer to my crazy questions.

    ZZZZZZZZZZZ,

    I have exactly such an article. It is from studies in psychology, not ichthyology.

    First, let me say "intelligence" is, abstract thought, understanding, communication, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving. Carp can't reason, plan, solve problems, or think abstractly, they are fish. Intelligence is primarily a human conditions. (Officially published today by Phone - my definition)

    The Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are indeed among the smartest freshwater fishes, if not THE smartest. They learn well for fish. They have the longest complex learning retention of all fishes tested. I do not know how to find this academic study on line and I have it in old style hard copy (Gulph University, Canada). What exactly would you like me to "retype" from it for you. They cannot preform simple tasks requiring two or more operations. They can and do remember color in sufficient light. They smell and taste about 100,000 times better than humans and can actually "taste" electric current. They can see UV light in the light spectrum - that we cannot. As omnivores, they out preform predatory fish (carnivors) and plant eating fish (herbivores) by a factor of 1000 when placed in an unnatural envronment. (I'm not sure I've used the word "factor" correctly. It may be that I should be saying "times".(?))

    Carp are the epitomy of survival. Not in the study, but I believe I would compare carp with the cockroach or European rat in their ability to survive in adverse environments and thrive in good conditions.

    I never cease to be amazed by carp. They are large brained for fish but still it is almost impossible to distinguish between instinct and learning when talking about them in their natural habitit

    Phone

    Just ask, I'll answer. (The above is from memory)

    Carp Have The Highest Iq Of Any Fish - Article In Magazine

    in Take a Kid Carpin'

    Posted

    I am going back to Iowa and am taking 10 kids carp fishing. I read an article in a magazine years and years ago (1980's or 1990's)about a college that did a study and found the carp had the highest IQ. They put the different kinds of fish to test and the carp was the smartest fish - they had mazes - feeding times - light panel - and the carp did better than - bass - trout - and all the other fish they tested. I think the study was done by the University of Michigan but I am not sure.

    I would like to find this in information so I can give it to the kids so they can feel good about catching the smartest fish. I have a carp trophy for the week of carp fishing so the kids will want to win. Phone know all there is in the world of carp so I will test his IQ.

    Thanks

    Jeff

    Last Day Of Winter Carping!

    in Pictures, Stories & Video

    Posted

    Keith nice fish - I hear your the old cabin you lived in last year has over 500 inches of snow with 2 feet more in the next 2 day. I think you made a good move. I will miss fishing with you and Brid but the carp fishing is better in Texas than in California. We have had rain the last 3 weekends so I have no carp report to post. I did catch one small tench 4 weeks ago.

    Jeff

    Nephews In Minneapolis Want To Go Carp Fishing

    in Take a Kid Carpin'

    Posted

    I have live in California but have gone back to the Midwest a couple of times to teach them about carp fishing. I would like to know if CAG has events in Minneapolis that they can go to. They are hooked on carp fishing after they both caught the biggest fish of there lives. Any info about carp in the area would be great.

    Thanks

    Jeff

    P.S. going back to Iowa in July and they can not wait to go carp fishing with me.

    Saltwater pluggin

    in Other Species Stories

    Posted

    Tell Keith and Kristie hi for me. I am glad they got out of the snow but I will miss not fishing with them. So now Minnow and I are the only carp fisherman for my little lake.

    Jeff

    They got fed up being snowed in - and having to drive 100 miles(each way) to catch 20+ fish :D They're in a much better spot now -- and I hope it won't be long before they are catching some stinking monsters :)

    NC shark trip

    in Other Species Stories

    Posted

    I love shark fishing - nice fish - we catch Blue shark but we do not keep them - they are always a good fight. Four years ago I hooke into a 400 lbs Mako - but 50 lbs tes line and it jumped on the line and it broke.

    Great pics.

    Jeff

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