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Other Activities => BowFishing => Topic started by: Antlerking on April 08, 2010, 09:39:41 PM

Title: Its almost time! Carp it up!
Post by: Antlerking on April 08, 2010, 09:39:41 PM: Time to get bloody and covered in carp goo!!!!
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Post by: LongTatLaw on April 08, 2010, 09:44:41 PM: I wanna play :( take me take me!!! :'(

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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 08, 2010, 09:48:57 PM: i have not been thinking of it cause i get as excited as a coon in a bag of cat food. :chuckle:
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on April 08, 2010, 10:05:24 PM: I really wanna get out and try that this year.
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Post by: patton1 on April 19, 2010, 07:43:06 PM: This picture isn't working right but I wanted to share. I was about 14 years old (now 27). We use to go all the time back in MI with old recurve bows that we rigged with homemade reels and old arrows. My grandma would smoke the carp up for us. What a blast! I might have to get back into it out here. I shot that one right through the noggin. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: ribka on April 19, 2010, 07:53:23 PM: I shot 100's of carp with a bear recurve in Wisconsin growing up. I used to stand by this bridge in my town and shoot carp 6-8 ft down in the water every shot. I really had the light reflection figured out. Anyone want to join me for carp .I know a few areas on the Columbia. The next month is prime time when they spawn.
We should have a HUNT WA carp shoot this Summer
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Post by: Special T on April 29, 2010, 01:14:20 PM: hell ya sign me up!
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Post by: Austrian Hunter on April 29, 2010, 01:18:23 PM: Man, that looks like a lot of fun! I want to play too :)
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Post by: MikeWalking on April 29, 2010, 05:56:40 PM: Bought a good Bow from a guy in need. What would it cost to set it up for fish?
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Post by: hunterbuilder on April 29, 2010, 06:23:17 PM: Awesome! I went a few times about 15yrs ago at potholes in the dunes. It was a blast! Is there any good spots on the Columbia or surrounding area near Wenatchee. I was going to try it at the Rock Island ponds after I lost 2 good rapalas to some carp while bass fishing. Then I noticed the sign at the parking lot saying keeping carp was off limits there. :bash: I was thinking between Rock Island Dam and Vantage might have some good spots.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 29, 2010, 06:50:05 PM: mike you can find it all online. but i will strongly suggest my friends at bowfishing extreme scott is a great guy and i do product testing for them as well. they have whole kits on ebay and such as well if you prefer i realy sugest the zero drag reels by ams the only thing i will put on all my bowfishing bows including the one i just bought about a hour ago :IBCOOL: you are looking for basic 60.00 top notch with ams 125.00-150.00 for every thing if you have any questions pm me i am the local bowfishing freak on here :chuckle:
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Post by: rasbo on April 29, 2010, 06:57:30 PM: use to do it eons ago what a blast..wonder if they would be good catfish bait
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 29, 2010, 07:01:58 PM: i would think so rasbo, i know of people using them for sturgon bait as well :dunno:
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Post by: Black Plague on April 29, 2010, 07:04:55 PM: does anybody eat them...i heard the one guy said someone used to smoke them up....I was always under the conclusion that they were pretty nasty...what else do you do with them...bait for coyotes?....oh I just thought of a good one...crawdad food...hhmmm might have to get the old pitch fork out...
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 29, 2010, 07:20:22 PM: some people eat them, they smoke them or broil in the oven untill the bones disolve :yike:
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Post by: ribka on May 02, 2010, 08:07:13 AM: Carp smoke up fine.

I will be heading out to Columbia in next few weeks for carp. Anyone interested can pm. Need some warm temps to warm up the water to bring into the bays to spawn
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Post by: shadowless_nite on May 04, 2010, 10:00:48 PM: Quote from: ribka on May 02, 2010, 08:07:13 AM
Carp smoke up fine.

I will be heading out to Columbia in next few weeks for carp. Anyone interested can pm. Need some warm temps to warm up the water to bring into the bays to spawn

what parts of the columbia? i might be interested in taggin along, i have all my bowfishing gear but havent decided/slacked on finding a bow for it yet. but i wouldn't mind someone showing me how its done before i start launching arrows into the water.
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on May 05, 2010, 06:33:21 AM: Quote from: hunterbuilder on April 29, 2010, 06:23:17 PM
Awesome! I went a few times about 15yrs ago at potholes in the dunes. It was a blast! Is there any good spots on the Columbia or surrounding area near Wenatchee. I was going to try it at the Rock Island ponds after I lost 2 good rapalas to some carp while bass fishing. Then I noticed the sign at the parking lot saying keeping carp was off limits there. :bash: I was thinking between Rock Island Dam and Vantage might have some good spots.
Best spot I know "near" Wenatchee is the lower Okanogan River. From the Highway 97 Bridge upstream to the Monse River Road Bridge is really prime!