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Carp shooting
Rainier10:
I heard that you were supposed to throw them up on the bank not back in the water. I don't have anything official on that it was just a rumor I heard from someone.
cbond3318:
--- Quote from: Rainier10 on December 27, 2016, 08:49:39 AM ---I heard that you were supposed to throw them up on the bank not back in the water. I don't have anything official on that it was just a rumor I heard from someone.
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I haven't heard that either, I guess I am an unaware of any rule regarding disposal.
I would advise against tossing on the shore though as it will cause issue with people using the shoreline and having to encounter rotting fish.
Slit and sink is the preferred method.
Rainier10:
I found this on the WDFW site. Nothing about disposal, it does say to only take what you will use. I wonder if it would be considered wasteful throwing them back. Could you imagine getting a ticket for wasting carp?
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/Species/893/
RadSav:
Since carp shooting happens during spawning they are not in prime eating condition during that time. Catch them on rod and reel during winter months and they are not so bad. Eating during spawning is sorta like eating fishy mud cakes.
Back when Bone and I did the competition shooting most shoots would donate the carp to a cat food manufacturer. Not sure if it was Purina or some other outfit.
When we were really small kids and would shoot suckers we had a lady down the street that would give us $0.50 a piece. She made some sort of stinky liquid fertilizer out of them. Remember walking through her tomato garden and fascinated at how big the plants were and how many tomatoes she would grow. Anyone in the neighborhood who wanted stewed tomatoes or salsa for dinner would head over to her house and buy them from her by the large Mason jar. So much better than store bought!
cbond3318:
--- Quote from: Rainier10 on December 27, 2016, 09:31:21 AM ---I found this on the WDFW site. Nothing about disposal, it does say to only take what you will use. I wonder if it would be considered wasteful throwing them back. Could you imagine getting a ticket for wasting carp?
http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/washington/Species/893/
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Good find, I haven't come across that before.
Yeah that would be pretty ridiculous. You could literally shoot all day everyday during the spawn and not see an impact. You can see the larger fish in certain areas get shot out but quantity doesn't seem to be impacted.
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