Carp Anyone?

[Oldsarge]

Yeah, but that's a European catfish, not a carp. Hoooj mutha, though!

[naiad]

A giant carp...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ad...zeb_hogan.html

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by colt.45

Attachment 9547heres annother one for the record books

Oldsarge is right: it's a silurus glanis : a sort of giant catfish living in Europe.
You wont' believe it, but I have speared two of those about 70 kg each in a river in Italy last year. But it was not about sports: it was an environmental operation because those fish are exterminating every other species in small rivers and ponds. Local authorities asked courtesy to the spearfishing clubs of the region to dive in the river and kill as many as we could, to keep their number under an acceptable rate. (spearfishing in rivers is normally forbidden in my country: this was an exception for that special mission).
It was no fun: they dont' move at all. You just get there, stone them in the head with a pneumatic and the game is over.

[Oldsarge]

Originally Posted by naiad

A giant carp...
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ad...zeb_hogan.html

Now that is a big carp!

[naiad]

A site with lots of fish pictures, including a comprehensive selection of carp...
http://www.jjphoto.dk/introa-fish.htm
http://www.jjphoto.dk/intro_freco_cypr2.htm

[unirdna]

Lake Mead boat landing, Las Vegas, Nevada. July 21,2006.

[BatRay]

Oooh, I hope you're allowed to spear carp in Lake Mead

[Ricochet]

You wouldn't need a speargun. You could catch them with your bare hands O.o

[colt.45]

It doesn't work, I tried

[unirdna]

In this case, colt, I did catch a few with my paws. They are at the surface because they are begging for food. It was easy to stick a finger in their mouths, downward into their gill opening, and lip them out of the water (make an "OK" sign with your hand; that's what it looks like). My wife was very impressed

[colt.45]

I'll have to try that next time. But most likely ill just bring my bowfishing stuff

[BatRay]

Say, how'd the trip go, colt?

[unirdna]

I just couldn't resist.....

Here's a video of those carp. You can hear the goodness.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[naiad]

Good video!

And then this rises up out of the pond like a vast hose, vacuuming in the food.... Might as well just empty a whole tub of fish food into its mouth.

Nothing enjoys its food like a carp. It's the way they try to climb out of the water to get it and the noise they make, sucking in a mixture of air, water and food, or at least they hope that someone will post food into their open mouths.

[spaghetti]

Hei Naiad, still planning to move out of London for that carp breeding course? Hurry up, pack your luggage: september is near and carps are sooo hungry!
;-)