Not sure how they are going to police 3 rods...
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/6...o-carp-fishing
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Not sure how they are going to police 3 rods...
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/6...o-carp-fishing
This is not good news to anyone who bow fish for carp ....... I'm willing to bet we see a closure on bowfishing in the near future .
Glen
Probably not I wouldn't recommend it .Quote:
Originally Posted by AdamG1
I can see some having an issue not knowing or trying to set up 3 rods when the carp are not around or using minnows.
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I like the idea but some will try and use 3 on other fish species. Claim they didn't know lol .
It would have its own time and place for sure .
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Why do you say that? I don't see any regulation changes for bow fishing....or am I missing something?Quote:
Originally Posted by G Skinner
Just asking for trouble and abuse of the regs, what a stupid move.
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Originally Posted by AdamG1
How do you figure? Or should I say "assume". I've never targeted carp, but after reading the article, my first thought was, "maybe I'll throw a corn rod out this spring while I'm targeting wallies".
Yes as the only time you're allowed to fish multiple lines (when not ice fishing or trolling from a boat in certain waters) is if you're carp fishing, as soon as you start using a 2nd rod that doesn't have a plant-based bait on it, you're breaking the conditions that need to be met to be considered legally carp fishing with multiple lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdamG1
First off why do you think they increased the number of rods being used from 2 - 3. Carp are an invasive species and in my way of thinking they want to get rid of them or at least thin out their numbers. How many on here actually target carp as a game fish. I would think not many.
Serious carp anglers invest heavy duty money in specialized equipment, i.e. rods and reels to pursue what they call a superb game fish. Have any of you seen or watched a carp tournament. These guys are dedicated anglers to their sport and way of fishing.
Some years ago the rod and reel manufacturers tried getting anglers involved in the carp fishery hoping it would catch on but to no avail. If you've ever hooked into one you'll have to agree they are a powerful fighting fish yet again there aren't too many anglers that target them on a regular basis.
Just don't and can't understand why you guys are throwing this 2 - 3 rod increase around when more than likely less than 1 percent of the anglers in this province target carp on a regular basis... As mentioned they are an invasive fish and when they move up shallow at certain times of the year ruin spawning habitat for numerous other fish that are edible and palatable, unlike a carp where most use them for garden fertilizer...
This is the beginning to the end .....carp will take on a sport fishing status ....which means an end to bowfishing .Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
Glen
OK maybe a slight off-track but mentioned further down in the same press release is "A new selective harvest system and point-based moose allocation process to support sustainable populations and provide a fairer system for moose hunters", without stating the new system's details.
OK I think I found it.
Some will like it others not so much.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/points-b...cation-process
Yes. Theres fairly lengthy discussion about this on the hunting board. Its been long coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsman
I can't see it ever ending. Once the Carp population explodes and Asian Carp take hold (as they invariably will),OMNRF will be begging for bow hunters to take them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by G Skinner
Or maybe opening any caught fish (carp) being able to be sold without license.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
They were brought here as a food source. (Not for me though).
Beyond that market, the agricultural feed and fertilizer market would have a use for them.
I am an avid carp fisherman. You would have to be a lunatic to confuse a carp angler as targeting another species.
Worthy of note, Carp are indeed edible (I have, yumm), Rainbow and Brown trout are as foreign to Ontario as carp and aggressively compete against native Brook trout in Great Lakes tributary headwaters.
Bowfishing will never put a dent in the carp population of any waterbody and you are only feeding your ego by killing them that way. Taking them home to plant under a rosebush is laughable and although I may be wrong I dont think many bowfishers lug a haul of carp "miracle grow" home :D
I realize my comments won't sit well with most but are truthful and based on my experience.
Carp are,indeed,quite tasty. Taken with a bow,a lot of good meat is ruined,though,if proper angling heads aren't used. When I was a kid,some buddies thought it would be smart to chop them up and bury in their parents gardens until an army of Rats and Raccoons descended on the gardens. Parents were not amused. They didn't do that anymore. South of the Great Lakes along the tributaries of New York,Ohio,Michigan,Wisconsin and Illinois,a tourist industry has popped up where angling outfitters take clients bow fishing for Asian Carp that has turned out to be very successful. Leave it to American entrepeneurship to figure out how to make huge profits from a bad invasive species.Quote:
Originally Posted by contaucreek
contaucreek and trimmer21, you both say carp are quite tasty. My only experience eating them was at a Jewish eatery and found it quite nice the way it was prepared... I'd like to know how both of you have prepared yours for consumption.... They do put up one hell of a fight, and there's no shortage of them that's for sure... If you guys are on to something I'm hoping you'll share how you do prepare them for the table...
It was served up by an attendee at a carp fishing gathering. Smoked and blended with cream cheese on crackers.
I used to date a Jewish girl in college. Her parents were "modern conservative" but held fast to old world traditions when grand parents were present (which was often). Her Grandmother was an excellent cook who prepared kosher menus of which Carp was considered a delicacy. That's where I learned about Carp filets,Matza Balls,bagels and lox. Not being Jewish,the relationship fizzled,but,the food was great.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo D
My next door neighbors asked for a carp as they knew I was a fisherman. I gave them one. They were Portuguese. They put it on the BBQ for hours. It stunk up the entire neighborhood. Terribly. The only one I ever gave them. I will give carp, suckers, bullhead, away to others fishing on the river. My PB, carp is 28 lbs. As a catch and release fisherman, the kind of fish on the end of the line does not really matter, as they all go back. A big carp is one of the bests fights on a rod.