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Re: Severly injured carp.
[Re: Curt0407]
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06/09/15 11:49 PM
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Droyhef
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Not to big for an otter, and plenty of snapping turtles in etc
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Re: Severly injured carp.
[Re: Curt0407]
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06/10/15 01:22 PM
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blooper961
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Yea the turtle.The carp would be slowly swimming and feeding. When he swam by the turtle,he latched on and would not let go until a chunk came out. This is normal behavior for these guys.
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Re: Severly injured carp.
[Re: Curt0407]
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06/10/15 01:55 PM
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SharkBaitTV
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not a gar bite they cant take chunks out of as fish like that, they have holding teeth not tearing teeth, they only eat what they can swallow.
i have seen kind of a similar injury on catfish form great blue herons..i used to have a catfish pond the damn heron would spear my 10 pound catfish in and not even eat them..
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Re: Severly injured carp.
[Re: Curt0407]
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06/10/15 02:16 PM
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Action_Jackson
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BTW...when I saw this pic the other day, I immediately put my fishing tube up for sale! Didn't even take it outta the box. Don't wana risk bumping heads with whatever took that chunk out!
Katchin krappie...doin surgeries(filleting)...and givin hott grease baths until krunchy and golden brown is what it's all about!!!
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Re: Severly injured carp.
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06/18/15 04:28 AM
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CrappieAddict
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I can tell you that a carp hit hard enough with an arrow can do major damage. I hit one directly in the side and the hit literally made its belly area explode. It is possible a bow fisherman did that and the arrow came out. It would also explain why there would be a second uneaten fish floating near by. Snapping turtles spend most of their time on the bottom ambushing their food. Red eared sliders and soft shell would most likely not be able to keep up with a big carp still swimming. I doubt an alligator only got that small of a piece of that fish. The alligator they spotted a few days ago was 9 feet long. Could have swallowed that carp whole. Just my 2 cents tho.
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Re: Severly injured carp.
[Re: Curt0407]
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07/07/15 07:51 PM
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J/\Y
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That fish looks like it had a major fart
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Re: Severly injured carp.
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07/20/15 08:48 PM
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serg1001
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I was also going to suggest poor arrow placement from a bow fishermen because I have seen a cousin of mine shoot big carps and it has happened that the big ones swim so fast they rip themselves up and the arrow gets out. However, that carp looks to have a chunk of it missing and another area of it looks red or injured. I'm not so sure one arrow could have caused damage on 2 areas but then again who knows.
Last edited by serg1001; 07/20/15 08:49 PM.
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