Well, at least one of us thought about it. Now go get on your carp pattern!

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.

And yet so many bass fisherman loathe bow fishing for carp...

Adversely affected? Absolutely it has. 20 lb carp don't care who's guarding what bed when they are paired up or in a group.

You can see that the yearly stocking has been a huge influence on the genetic make up and size of Lake Fork bass but to say the carp aren't a factor is a pretty far stretch. Common carp eat bass eggs as do some of the other species of rough fish.

I like catching carp on hook.

But I am not picky.

Sorta' a fish tramp, I guess.

sb

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.