[what is this]

Looks like a drab goldfish to me?

[Guess the weights & win boilies]

I am sticking with my first guess of both fish going 50lb+ however

I want to narrow it down to 56lb for the first fish,and 52lb for the

second fish!So judge me on these weights please

It has to be nearly impossible to guess the weights of these types of carp

'on point' by photo without having experienced fish of this size and/or strain

in person,ect?Which 95% on this forum have not.Really,IMO its imposible to

guess the EXACT weights of any carp going by a photo?Of course there are

exceptions.But it is always fun trying to guess.This is a great thread/contest!

[Guess the weights & win boilies]

Iam going out on a limb here,and Iam going to say...both fish go 50lb+???

[Deformed carp?]

Pat-I believe you are 100% correct on the grass carp!

[Carp art contest]

I have quite a few diferent drawings I have made of carp,but i have

to find a way to post them

[Hello from London UK]

Thanks for the info Waterwhril.I asked another guy from the UK,who is on

the forum and was told pretty much the same thing.Iam not going to the UK

myself.My aunt is a flight attendant and makes a trip to London every month.

So I have her get me what ever she can find that is carp related.But so far

she has had an easier time finding things in Frankfurt and Berlin than in

London Anyway I think she is pointed in the right direction now.

Thanks again.

[Hello from London UK]

Welcome to the Forum .....I remember a great article in Advanced

Carp Fishing awhile ago where the authors were after carp in the Tidal

Thames.I thought it was very interesting.

BTW--Waterwhirl,do you happen know of any shops or stores in the Hyde park/

Paddington Station area for buying carp magazines and possibly some tackle?

[Interesting Catch!? Four Eyes...]

The lakes i have seen the carps eyes like this,the deepest water is 15ft or

less.

[UK news]

If the carp (Two Tone)is caught again( most likely it will be) they should retire

the fish and put it up at the nearest Zoo Aquarium!

[Interesting Catch!? Four Eyes...]

I have seen fish with eyes like this more times than i can remember.

But it seems to be only on fish over 15lbs and most common on fish

of more than 20lbs.

[Happy Halloween - I caught a freak carp!]

there definatly is 'leather' koi.

[Happy Halloween - I caught a freak carp!]

thats an excelent fish Jerome.

[Pacu caught during NCCC derby]

Yes,they are eaten like mad down in SA.I know a guy that claimed

to have eaten one of his Pacu,he said it was not bad.but not sure if its true

or not.i believe he was insane

[Pacu caught during NCCC derby]

Thats the smaller species of Pacu(Red-Bellied,as the Pirahna) they max out at about 2ft in aquariums,where the Black Pacu can reach 4ft+ and well over 30lbs

in large aquariums.....what was it caught on?something fruity i bet?.

BTW-they are indeed schooling fish,that have a set of respectable teeth.

however their not used for stripping flesh,rather crushing fruits and seeds.

[Witch is better lxr or rx fox alarms]

Sorry i know nothing of the RX 's performance.i know it has loads of features and is rated good though....however if your after a higher-end Fox alarm but a bit cheaper than the RX,i can recommend you the SX.

[Witch is better lxr or rx fox alarms]

LXR are no longer made?.........are you buying used?

[Location??? cold weather carp]

i tend to find carp in cold water at the same locations i do in warmer

water.

[The proper utilization of 1/3rd old loaf of bread]

Scott-whats your hook size and rigging for bread?i mean besides free-lining?

i fish bread a good deal,and iam always interested in the ways(or new ways)

that others fish with it.

BTW-ever use the fake stuff?

[Only in England]

Eels are BAD publicity in the UK aren't they i hear they have a fondness

of boilies?

[Tench]

i once had a few golden tench here in the US when i was keeping

a larger cold water aquarium.they are interesting fish,but i got rid of mine

to a shop that my friend owned and dont really know whatever happened

to them?they may be in someones garden pond weighing 5lb or more.

well one thing is for sure,for the last few years i have been after some

more.have had some good luck finding people who deal in them,but finding

people who accually can get them in stock is another not very popular

over here.

[Suggestions please.]

well Mark,i hope you leave some of those grassers for me.

i can catch the 20+ commons from that lake pretty easy as you

know, but the grassers have dodged me so far.things are going to

change really soon. Operation Carparosa has been put into effect

and its a strait blitz i want you to call me on my phone today

so we can disscuss it.

[Happy Father's Day to Me!!!]

i want to know how in the hell do you guys catch these things

on maize?

i have had more than my share of grass carp over the years and

i have never once been able to get ONE,to look at maize.

and it just drives me insane how these guys in the UK/Europe

are useing maize,boilies,tigers,ect to catch these fish.

hair rigs don't seem to work for me either.

[New PB Mirror for Scott]

Scott, that is an awsome catch,and most esspcially from

a US water. and the fact that its not from Town lake,or

the St. Lawrence makes it even sweeter.its really a prize!

congrats,and i wish you many more.

[Has anyone ever...]

Cactus-butterfly koi will grow the size of a common carp,but

you would rarely see one 15lb.the largest one i have seen

was at an amusement park in Florida and the fish was every

bit of 20lb.

[Has anyone ever...]

its nothing but a butterfly koi with out coloration.

its NOT a goldfish or a hybrid,you can buy them at

any koi dealer in almost any color form.