Tournament Aimed At Lowering Carp Populations

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Tournament Aimed At Lowering Carp Populations

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http://www.lex18.com/news/tournament-ai ... pulations/

Tournament Aimed At Lowering Carp Populations
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 6:38 AM
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FRANKFORT (AP) - Kentucky is inviting fishermen to put their angling skills to the test at a carp tournament next month.

The Carp Madness Tournament will have teams of commercial anglers compete to catch the growing population of Asian carp in two of Kentucky's largest and most popular fishing lakes.

Five teams that bring back the highest poundage of fish will split $20,000, with a top prize of $10,000.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is putting together the event for March 12-13 at Kentucky and Barkley lakes in western Kentucky.

Ron Brooks, fisheries director for Kentucky Fish and Wildlife, says Asian carp are a threat to native species and habitats. He says the carp compete with other fish for the plankton, a key food source.


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Hope there is a good solution... :-s :(
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Could you imagine cruising along in a pontoon or bow rider at just 20mph and one of those giants jumping out of the water and hitting you in the head? Imagine a small child :(
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E_HILLMAN wrote:Could you imagine cruising along in a pontoon or bow rider at just 20mph and one of those giants jumping out of the water and hitting you in the head? Imagine a small child :(
Scary! The way GWW bleeds, it would be disastrous! :ymsigh: :ymsigh:
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I don't know why those fools are laughing! :( :ymsigh:
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Yep, RIGHT!!! If the carp population is anywhere close to what I saw on that video, they won't make a bit of difference with their tournament. :-\ :-\
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Pop-O wrote:Yep, RIGHT!!! If the carp population is anywhere close to what I saw on that video, they won't make a bit of difference with their tournament. :-\ :-\



Typical Government solution to something, they hardly every get past a simple approach to massive issues.
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re3too wrote:I don't know why those fools are laughing! :( :ymsigh:
Sometimes instead of screaming guys will laugh out of fear. ;)

That boat was barely moving and they were hitting hard. Just imagine at speed. :-o :(
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/repo ... s-18878318
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I have seen this video and you won't catch me on the Wabash! These are huge and I have seen vids of bloody people from being hit by them!
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