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Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« on: December 27, 2013, 12:13:06 AM »
I am going to start hunting for carp with a speargun this summer and am led to believe it's legal, just not popular here.  My question is, is there any other spearos here on this forum? Also anyone wants to chime in with info, I'm all ears.
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2013, 04:33:45 PM »
I've never spear fished in fresh water but I have speared fished all over the Caribbean and the biggest advice to anyone is two make sure your tip is super sharp. I've seen some shafts bounce off fish of a lifetime because of dull tips. Also, I reccomend a buoyant gun so you can left it go and fight the fish if you have to. Did you buy a gun yet?
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2013, 06:08:29 PM »
my gun is a Mares Viper 110 with a reel. I plan on hunting the shallows of the Columbia and side channels off of my pontoon raft. The gun is buoyant and can be attached to a bouy via the clip on the handle.
Bmx- What type of fish did you target down there? Ever think of spearfishing for carp up here?
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2013, 06:27:38 PM »
I mostly targeted hogfish, snapper and grouper, also grabbed lobster and conch all the time. When I lived in South Carolina I shot tons of spade fish under buoys, a lot of flounder and tried to shoot a cobia that wouldn't eat anything :bash:(bad idea)

I haven't thought about it, but mainly because I have know idea about the water around here or access. I look at my guns on my rod rack once in a while and my wife's always complaining about my bands being in the freezer :dunno:

That being said, if you ever never a partner, I'd give it a shot with ya
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2013, 07:15:33 PM »
I am going to stick to the Columbia so I think it should be acceptable versus the ponds at lower elevation. If you come to the Eastside there is a lot of access and a lot of carp. :tup: I'll keep posting
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2013, 01:05:50 PM »
I spear all the time for carp... amazingly fun I have a pole spear and a actual spear gun. Great practice if you ever think you are going to Hi or Oki

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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2013, 01:39:17 PM »
Ive always wanted to try, just no money to buy the spear.

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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2013, 03:58:54 PM »
Ive always wanted to try, just no money to buy the spear.

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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2013, 04:05:31 PM »
I have always wanted to try, I know a couple guys who do it around the tri-cities area and have said there are some absolute pigs down deeper that never come up within bow range. Good Luck
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2014, 11:47:36 AM »
Madcow- How was the water temp from June-Sept? Where do you spearfish, rivers or lakes?
Sirfunkeybut- Make a hawaiin sling, there cheap and effective. P.S. you get your "bike" situation figured out?


I  wonder about the safety issues if people understand the "diver down" bout since it is not a common sport and I have had people drive up thinking they were lost crab bouys :dunno: Scary situation if you are the guy below to hear that humm getting louder.
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2014, 12:16:08 PM »
I'd wear a full body suit.  For water temps and prevent rash. I got a lot of rashes from the parasites in the water, or whatever it was in the sloughs.
Maybe is was just grass allergy?  head to toe rash.

I used to do a lot of bow fishing until they made it illegal on the Lake Roosevelt for carp. 

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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2014, 02:51:42 PM »
I find carp to  be very wary fish.  should be a hoot.  you free diving or on scuba?  Free diving would probably be easier to get close.  I like a longer speargun for the power, however in low viz like the columbia it might be difficult to see one far away enough to swing a long gun and get a shot off.

Only freshwater fish I have ever speared was a catfish. 
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2014, 02:55:50 PM »
probably have better luck ambushing them from a channel inlet or along a bank

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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2014, 09:59:01 PM »

I'd wear a full body suit.  For water temps and prevent rash. I got a lot of rashes from the parasites in the water, or whatever it was in the sloughs.
Maybe is was just grass allergy?  head to toe rash.

Umm, never heard about this. Can you give some details or a story of how it went down.  Did it cure up with time/topical creams?  Was this in a lake or a river?  Just curious because this intrigues me?
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Re: Starting to spearfish for carp? Whatcha think?
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2014, 10:04:10 PM »
I am a spearo.  I would think you would have lots of opportunity with carp.  They are wary though.  Check out the freshwater section on spearboard.  Lots of help available there.

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