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 Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/25/20 05:35 PM
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Phoenix 920 Pro xp
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The spawn is nowhere near over in central and north texas
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/25/20 10:29 PM
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stratos caster
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Lots of carp showed up in the creeks today on Pines and places I've been catching fish ,nada.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/25/20 10:43 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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Heck they just started about 15 days ago here around Austin. Yes some came and went but I saw a ton on beds at Travis today. Probably 25 in one little creek about 100 yards. Still have a good 4 weeks left. Rayburn Toledo same thing. Some of my best days weren't till April. It's just getting good
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/25/20 11:07 PM
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senko9S
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carp love eating bass eggs like caviar.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: senko9S]
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03/26/20 11:31 AM
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fishnfireman
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carp love eating bass eggs like caviar. A few carp working together can clean a bed out in short order. In some lakes they do many times more damage to the bass spawn than bed fishermen ever could.. And It's only getting worse.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: Jarrett Latta]
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03/26/20 12:08 PM
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FishTheBite
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Heck they just started about 15 days ago here around Austin. Yes some came and went but I saw a ton on beds at Travis today. Probably 25 in one little creek about 100 yards. Still have a good 4 weeks left. Rayburn Toledo same thing. Some of my best days weren't till April. It's just getting good What he said. The cold fronts have been strong enough to keep most of the fish from committing. I’m sure with the current conditions they are moving up in earnest now.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: fishnfireman]
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03/26/20 12:17 PM
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tejasbass
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I've never seen them up at the same time. Really ? In my neck of the woods-- I've seen guarding bass totally exhausted from TRYING to keep carp off there beds. Even seen the carp work in unison... when the bass was chasing one his partner hit the nest. Yes really. in your scenario, how much longer did your exhausted bass guard the nest with tens to hundreds of carp thrashing the area?
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/26/20 12:29 PM
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ChanceHuiet
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I don't know about percentage but I know mid lake Rayburn I caught a pile of fry guarders last friday.
I can backlash toilet paper.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: tejasbass]
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03/26/20 01:34 PM
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fishnfireman
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I've never seen them up at the same time. Really ? In my neck of the woods-- I've seen guarding bass totally exhausted from TRYING to keep carp off there beds. Even seen the carp work in unison... when the bass was chasing one his partner hit the nest. Yes really. in your scenario, how much longer did your exhausted bass guard the nest with tens to hundreds of carp thrashing the area? Yes Really .. Think about it !!
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: Phoenix 920 Pro xp]
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03/26/20 02:47 PM
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Ken A.
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The spawn is nowhere near over in central and north texas Agreed!
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/26/20 03:25 PM
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Mark Perry
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I have gotten to the point that if carp are in large numbers this time of year I go find another area they are not in. Have fished hard around them and never really catch much if they are heavy in an area.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/26/20 04:09 PM
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TxBazzn
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Wait for the next full moon, you’ll see many more pull up. But the carp do drive them away so bring your bow with you.
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/26/20 04:24 PM
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Jthoele
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And yet so many bass fisherman loathe bow fishing for carp...
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: fishnfireman]
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03/26/20 05:51 PM
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tejasbass
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I've never seen them up at the same time. Really ? In my neck of the woods-- I've seen guarding bass totally exhausted from TRYING to keep carp off there beds. Even seen the carp work in unison... when the bass was chasing one his partner hit the nest. Yes really. in your scenario, how much longer did your exhausted bass guard the nest with tens to hundreds of carp thrashing the area? Yes Really .. Think about it !! Well, at least one of us thought about it. Now go get on your carp pattern!
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Re: When the carp move in.
[Re: jbassman]
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03/26/20 06:00 PM
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Osbornfishing
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Interesting discussion. To have a stable largemouth bass population a pair of bass only have to get 2 fish to breeding age in their entire lifetime and a female bass produces thousands of eggs each spawn. Some years the spawn time between species will overlap more than other years. Flooding, drought, and many other factors can affect the bass spawn. Bass and carp have co-existed in Texas lakes for years. For example, Lake Fork is known world wide for the size and quantity of carp and buffalo, but I think you would be hard pressed to say the carp and buffalo have adversely affected the largemouth bass population in Lake Fork.
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