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Originally Posted by Cal
Yes I do know very little of carp but... if its that easy to get rid of them then how come they still exist in other systems where they have been introduced. I remember seeing the statistics on survival rates when stocking coldwater predators and its not very good, deffinatly less effective than stocking trout. While I think your idea is probably better than forming a doughball army I dont know if I have complete faith in it.
Your second suggestion about netting the spawn is a very good idea.
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what im trying to say is action is the key to nipping this issue in the bud. flooding the system with predators creates an army of mouths killing carp.it does not need a sturdy will do no harm to the system but will kill lots of carp. sturgon relased in the correct area at the right time will decimate the eggs before hatching. no. idea if it is going to wipe the carp out but it will slow the spread and is an action that can be taken NOW. this along with netting and electrofishing at least gives our rivers a chance you guys have very little first hand experience in the damage carp can do and if annual water temps climb even a little we will not have even pike left. we can only hope a 05 flood event coincides with the carp spawn.