Thread: How to solve Asian Carp problem...

I don't know, but I would think it would be a waste of time & money IMHO ... which is based on the results of the "tournament" held by KDFWR back in 2013 which had commercial anglers running nets for 2days straight. That's commercial anglers with large nets, not "bubba" with a bow, cast net, fish gig, or rod/reel snagging outfit. (the winners of the tournament would have had to catch over 700 Carp @ average of 40lb each to get that weight) And I don't see many people, even for $5000, willing to mess up their boats with those slimy things ... much less have a boat capable of carrying enough weight in carp to even compete.

(copied in part from a Sentinel Newpaper article)
... there was an Asian carp tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes that featured a $10,000 first prize. It wasn’t the typical fishing tournament with rods and reels and fishermen looking for one or two really big fish. The fishermen used commercial gear and the typical tournament scales would have ran and hid if they had seen the winning catch coming.
How bad is the Asian carp problem on the two lakes? In two days the winners netted 28,670 pounds of carp.
“We were in them all day long,” said the winner, Barry Mann, of Benton, Ky. “They were still jumping around the boat when we had to leave. What we went for was 20,000 pounds. We were pleased with our weight.”
Participants in the tournament weighed-in an incredible 83,000 pounds — over 41 tons — of Asian carp.



Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the organizers of the tournament, called it a “drop in the bucket.”

You're spot on Pappy. I was thinking what you just posted. I saw on the TV when they had that Tournament! Didn't put a dent in the population!

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I remember that tournament and felt like it was a success. It's a shame that they haven't been able to put together more of those tournaments. Just how many fish is 83k pounds of carp?? I'd say that type of progress would make a dent if they continued having these tournaments.

We need our politicians to tackle this issue by securing funds to at least try and fight these things and minimize their damage. Can you imagine a scenario where they're forced to kill every fish in the lakes and start over from scratch??

I could be wrong but my recollection of that tournament was that it's purpose was more to bring awareness then put an actual dent in the population. At the time I got the impression that they were hoping that commercial fisherman signing up for the tournament would possibly realize that harvesting Asian Carp as a course of business might be another option for them after seeing the numbers that were harvested in the tournament.

Regular harvesting is what is needed. If they are going to throw money at it then a larger stipend per pound for the commercial fisherman would likley work better. I believe now it is only a small amount.

Need to help commercial fisherman who harvest them,that's the best chance to slow it down.

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I’d donate 100 bucks towards the winning purse but would not fish the tournament


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I would absolutely donate money to these carp tournaments, especially if it's a write off. I would donate regardless, as a property owner down here, I'm concerned.

I know it seems like a pipedream but I really do think it would put a huge dent in the Asian Carp population.

Fisherman in tourneys wouldn't have to fish only with bow. Nets would be welcome! Like all other fishing tourneys, have rules and lie detector tests...

Imagine if only 10 boats per week (that know what they are doing) got serious about it.

If it was properly promoted through all media outlets, including social media for remaining part of 2018 and it began in 2019. It won't happen but neat to think about. 1 million pound of fish. EASY. could be taken out of water with men that know what they are doing.