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#467847 03/27/17 05:25 PM
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saw a 5 lb carp in my one acre pond - I do not think there are many, if any, more. Leave him be or take him out?

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What kind of carp? Common, White amur?


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IMO I would remove it. My rationale is this:

To me, that 5 pound carp is not an asset to the pond. It will make the water turbid, up root plants, etc. I remove any fish in my pond I don't consider an asset. Every pond has only so much carrying capacity. Just to pick some numbers let's say the capacity of your 1 acre is 300 pounds. Do you want to tie up 5 pounds of that precious capacity in a carp?

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If it is a grass carp, and you have massive coontail, leave it. If it's a common carp, take it out.


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Yep! I made the assumption it was a common carp as it just appeared and was not intentionally stocked. If it is a grass carp and you have unwanted coontail, that makes it an asset to me and I would also keep it.

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Originally Posted By: Bob Lusk
What kind of carp? Common, White amur?


I have no clue - just floating in my boat in very clear water and saw him - my guess is common as nobody has stocked them to my knowledge -

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Originally Posted By: tim k
saw a 5 lb carp in my one acre pond - I do not think there are many, if any, more. Leave him be or take him out?


If it is common carp, pressure cooked, they taste about like canned tuna to me. wink

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What kind of carp? Common, White amur?


I have no clue - just floating in my boat in very clear water and saw him - my guess is common as nobody has stocked them to my knowledge -


If it is common carp, you should be able to catch it out using a bread ball, wheaties cereal ball, or dough ball fished on or just off the bottom on a small hook, about a #2 or #4. Let it run with the bait a good bit before you set the hook. I have caught lots of carp that way.


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