why do the fat headed yanks treat carp as being trash fish, but revere bass.?

Question

went fishing for carp while on holiday in america, and asked where i should be heading to try for carp in the local tackle shop, the response i got wasn't exactly helpfull, seems unless they are flicking a spinner about with a 4 foot rod they dont want to know. how can a 2lb bass compare to a 50lb+ carp. if thats what you want to catch fine. but don't give someone a load of grief for trying to catch something different. and believe me i've fished all over the world, yanks are not the most advanced anglers, in fact your far from it.

Answer 1

Fishing for trashy fish like carp from a $40,000 bass boat does seem like a waste of time. Especially when a good tourney angler can win thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars by catching bass. Maybe it's just me but the sport of sitting on a bank with a can of corn or some dough balls and hair rigs seems rather apathetic. Sure a carp will stretch your string, but even a decent catfish offers a far better fight and much better taste than some old carp. I'll take a 2 lb bass any day over ten 50 lb trashy carp.

Any of you that I may have offended, let me show my respect by offering a Carp recipe.

1) Catch a Carp.
2) Nail Carp to board.
3) Smear lemon, butter and seasoning over it all.
4) Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
5) Remove nails from Carp & board.
6) Throw away Carp.
7) Eat the board.

BTW...Nobody uses a 4 foot rod for bass fishing because you can't get enough leverage against it while fighting a spirited 2 lb bass. Especially a smallmouth bass.

Best of luck and enjoy your Carp fishing future.

Answer 2

Well, first off all, it seems like you're making a pretty big generalization here. One guy's opinion doesn't mean that a whole country - or even his best friend, shares his feelings. And I've never flicked a spinner with a four foot rod, so I wouldn't know. Maybe I've been missing something.

I've caught and eaten both Bass and Carp, and both have been fine if cooked right. But I can tell you that the fight a bass puts up, really makes you earn your dinner, whereas a carp can sometimes be like pulling in an old boot. I BIG boot, yes..... but still a boot.

It's just that some people like carp and some don't - and the same with bass. Bass are pretty fussy when it comes to the cleanliness of the water and what they eat, and carp will live in just about anything.and are bottom feeders, mainly.

Even though they can be tasty when grown in good clean water, carp are riddled with small bones. Most carp have a fishy taste and are not considered to be good for eating , although they like the taste in Japan and Taiwan .

Largemouth Bass can put up a very respectable fight , though many say their cousin species the smallmouth bass can best them pound for pound. Largemouth, though preyed upon by larger animals or other fish when young, usually occupy the apex predator niche when older, which dignifies them with a level of sporting prestige as quarry.

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In Europe, carp fishing is a well established and expanding sport where catching carp is by far the most popular branch of freshwater fishing by miles. carp In 1952 Richard Walker shot to fame when he caught a 44lb common carp from Redmire Pool in England; shortly after this, carp fishing started its momentous gain into the mainstream European sport we know today.

Most bass fisherman in the US used to label carp as trash fish, though recently through publicity and education from groups like America Carp Society and CAG more and more fishermen in the US now seem to realize how challenging and exciting carp fishing really is. Much publicity has been gained through such factors as Al St. Cyr winning $250,000’s for catching a 43.18lb common carp from Town Lake in Austin, Texas during a tournament setup by The American Carp Society. Carp fishing has the potential to add a new dimension to the sport of angling in the United States and could someday rival bass as the most popular freshwater sport fish.
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So it basically come down to..... *to each his own*

Answer 3

In Lake Paradsie the Carp get 80 lbs and the last one I hooked took me 40 minutes to land it on a 12 lb test. It nearly took all my line out. It was one huge battle. Anyhow, I landed the fish with scales the size of silver dollars.

I had to let the Carp go because DNR keeps them in there to eat the alage and grass and keep the pond clean.
Their not to be removed if you catch one.
I have eaten them before, but their boney.

The best way to fix them is to take the meat and use flour and make round balls and fry it up. It's good.

Answer 4

Well to start I love to carp fish and I live in the midwest, smack dap in the middle of the good old U.S.A. So people have different opinions so what. As far as not being able to fish well next time your over here let me know I will be glad to go out and show you how to catch whatever you want. Good luck in the future and remember fishing is for fun .

Answer 5

I'm A YANK YOU LIMY! and i do fish for carp because i like the fight.That's the fun of fishing.Carp do allot of damage to our lakes and streams with their rooting around like PIGS.That is why we consider them trash fish.I personally would rather tangle with a 20lb. Carp on light line than a 2lb. Bass (which is about average) any day.But they are not too good to eat unless done properly and they do make great fertilizer.I think they are better fertilizer than food.They multiply like guppies,and we have too many,FAR too many in our AMERICAN waters.As for not being that advanced well we have so many fish to choose from and the skills to catch them that we don't have to have ROUGH fishing in the states.Why don't you leave your Rods at home unless you really want to learn something.Have your SPOT OF TEA somewhere else Bloke!

Answer 6

all u do for carp is throw a piece of poop out on a hook an u'll catch a HUGE carp.........the thing is IT TAKES NO SKILL!!!!!!
bass fishin take time and FINESSE and its worth the wait
where i fish all the bums fish for carp and eat'em
PLUS THEY TASTE LIKE CRAP adn ruin the enviroment
every lake that has an overpopulation of carp is full and crap and not taken care of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don't respect them either cause of this. thats y when i see some at my campsite's lake I BLOW THEM OUTA THE WATER WITH A 12 GAUGE PUMP!!
i'd rather catch catfish, walleye, bass etc than carp anyday
MOST SERIOUS ANGLERS DON'T FISH 4 CARP

Answer 7

While carp are strong but are not an aggressive fish and are not as exciting to catch. What the fisherman goes after kind of reflects his personal preferences. If he wants the excitement of an aggressive fish, bass. If he wants food, crappie or if he is going for size and food, catfish. If he wants just plain fun, bream. Drum, carp, allagator gar are considered junk fish, they can be a challange to catch but are overlooked. As for me, I would love the chance to tie into a 150lb allagator gar. Look those up, would you like to land one of those?

Answer 8

In Queensland it is illegal to put european carp back. Once caught they have to be killed. Here they have actual fishing days where they target carp to try and clean up our esturies. Nothing but a pest but good garden fertilizer :)

Answer 9

as far as carp fishing goes,the only way that i do it is with a bow and arrow.........yes bowfishing.when we are done and we have our daily catch,we just throw them in the bushes and let the cats and wildlife have a free meal.
there are local laws here about carp fishing though.the grass carp must not be shot if u can identify it as a grass carp.they are protected,and i dont know why.the bullhead carp are fair game and can kill as many as we want.
this is also true for the gar.kill all u want.

Answer 10

I'm wondering, can you eat carp? If so what does it taste like?

Does it taste anything like Tilapia?

I live in Taiwan and Tilapia has always been a commonly farmed fish here.