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Jetboaters Admiral
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- Location
- Alexandria, KY
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2007
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
Just curious if anyone boats in an area full of Asian carp? Is your experience like the video below or is it not too bad? Are you concerned they might get worse? Have local officials said anything about them?
I know the guy is laughing and I'm sure it would be funny to see, but it really isn't a laughing matter. The invasive species is spreading like wildfire and fears are very real that they will get into the great lakes and destroy the fishing industry. Here is a recent article in National Geographic explaining just how close the fish are getting to the Great Lakes; http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...carp-upper-mississippi-invasive-species-fish/
Last year on Kentucky and Barkley lakes the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife sponsored a carp fishing tournament where almost 83,000 pounds of carp were brought in by commercial fisherman. Here is good article and video; http://fw.ky.gov/Fish/Pages/Asian-Carp-Information.aspx
I would really like to hear some first hand stories of dealings with these fish.
I know the guy is laughing and I'm sure it would be funny to see, but it really isn't a laughing matter. The invasive species is spreading like wildfire and fears are very real that they will get into the great lakes and destroy the fishing industry. Here is a recent article in National Geographic explaining just how close the fish are getting to the Great Lakes; http://news.nationalgeographic.com/...carp-upper-mississippi-invasive-species-fish/
Last year on Kentucky and Barkley lakes the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife sponsored a carp fishing tournament where almost 83,000 pounds of carp were brought in by commercial fisherman. Here is good article and video; http://fw.ky.gov/Fish/Pages/Asian-Carp-Information.aspx
I would really like to hear some first hand stories of dealings with these fish.