Hunting and Fishing Thread - With Poll

[energy]

What?

Mike S. said:

Energy, you should be ashamed, but I know you're not!

You guys should be ashamed of such open Senior Citizen abuse. Would you have preferred, "Oh, that's just Grampy's pocket knife."? A Kazoo? Yoyo? Whatever, have a nice Mother's Day!

 

[swankhammer]

Probably the best bait for carp is whole kernal corn. Chum the area first and then place a few on your hook.

A real challenge is bowfishing for carp. Early spring is the best time when they come into the shallows to spawn.

They are also very good smoked after being soaked in a brown sugar brine solution.

 

[swankhammer]

Here is a set-up to use.

 

[energy]

Combination License?

swankhammer said:

Here is a set-up to use.

The best of both worlds. Like shooting fish in a barrel. Is it hunting or fishing? As I have never tasted Carp, are they as bony as Pickerel? Lot of bow for the young man.

 

[Al Dyer]

Flint River Bait

Here is a link to the best bait for using on the Flint River, guarateed rain or shine!


http://images.tntfireworks.com/tnt/images/FC/9/1/8/FC918_lg.jpg

Lets try that link again folks!!

Al...

 

[energy]

Re: Flint River Bait

Al Dyer said:

Here is a link to the best bait for using on the Flint River, guarateed rain or shine!

http://www.geocities.com/pyromasterman2003/Pyro_pics_123.jpg

Al...

I tried, my man! Nada, zilch, zero. Page unavailable-Yahoo. Maybe you can try again with a more detailed page? Try opening from here. I'm an interested fan.

 

[Al Dyer]

All set now Energy.

 

[energy]

I have an idea!

Al Dyer said:

All set now Energy.

I wonder if you can send them by mail. Like, to Ohio! Label them as Barbecue Grill Briquets!

 

[swankhammer]

It is classified as bowfishing, so you need a current fishing license.
Carp have far fewer bones than a northern or pickerel, although not as tasty as either one.

 

[Al Dyer]

The way I figure it the Flint River is a tributary from all the old G.M. plants and what was released into the water. As carp are bottom feeders I don't really want to try them smoked. **** in that river they have been smoking for a couple of years now.

Now, has anybody really had a carp that is tasty??? I sure don't see them on any menus!

Carp may be a delicacy someplace where the water is clean, but in Michigan the suckers are like lobster compared to the carp, which usually have two heads, no tail and swear at you when they are landed.

Sure carp have fewer bones, they have been worked away by evolution in a polluted environment and now have vocal cords. The only thing coming close to the sheer disgust of a carp is the sheepshead, like carp but not as smart.

Plus, nobody in Michigan really eats northerns, pickeral, or bass, we like smelt, lake perch and walleye lightly fried in butter with a little flour coating.

Al...