Carp-It's whats for lunch

[Littlefeather]

I suppose it's official, I'm an Archery Addict! I spend my lunch breaks on the river just on the outskirts of town. Each day at lunch I find myself with a hamburger in one hand and a bow in the other. The Spring bowfishing season has officially begun and the daily opportunity to shoot fish is wide open. Carp and gar are innundating the shallows and I'm having a ball! Some of the guys around work are starting to carry ice chests to work and fight for my lunch time rewards! Life is good!!!!CK

 

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Pretty COOL, Do you use a reel for those?

[TexMex]

Good looking fish, so what is a good recipe for carp  

[JC]

If I know the Kellar's, they know a way to turn Carp into the most delectable viddles you can imagine...

What's that saying CK, the best never rest?      :D

[Joe D]

   

[Littlefeather]

Yep, I'm using a Zebco 808 spooled with 300# fast-flight line. It's hidden under my left hand in the pic.

Joe, I'm really sorry to say that I really don't have a carp recipe. I have employees that swear they love to eat carp though and I'm real happy to have takers for the meat. I wouldn't be shooting them otherwise. I'm currently trying to tag one big enough for bow backing. Gotta give Timo's techniques a try. CK

[Dick in Seattle]

Now that hurt!   Beautiful fish!   I'm dieing to get a chance to do some bow fishing, but it's close to a lost cause in WA.   Carp only.  There are a few lakes with carp, but in city limits, and I guess a couple of spots down on the Columbia, but by and large, you don't find carp in our fast running streams and salt water.   I've been seriously thinking about looking up a bowfishing guide down south and having a guided carp/gar hunt just like the guys that go after elk and such!

Dick in Seattle

[StephenR]

Curtis,that fast flight work good???I have the same reel on my set up and its getting close to time for carp in my area.

Good          by the way.

Stephen

[John Scifres]

Dick,

I have a lake house on a lake in Western Indiana where we can shoot carp until we're sore.  I'll put you up for a week if you get me into some elk in WA.  You'll shoot more carp by weight than I will in elk  

John

[Bull Grizzly]

Curt, Sylvie has this carp recipe that everyone goes nuts over here.  We also substitute carp for white fish and or Inconnue.  She makes fish patties and mixes in fresh grated uncooked potatoes, parsley, garlic and a few other things.  When she cooks them they come out of the pan with a golden brown crispy crust and the inside is simply magnificient....lunch time soon, does it show...LOL

We will add it to the recipee forum this evening.   God Bless

Daniel and Sylvie

[Littlefeather]

Cool! I'll try the recipe.

Stephen, The fast-flight bowfishing line is absolutely the bomb! Nothing compares! I like it due to the fact that a 200# gar could rise at any given time. The small diameter and extreemly heavy breaking strength works the entire spectrum!    Get some! You'll like it! CK

[DarkeGreen]

LittleFeather,

One time I was fishing with the wife and kids and one of them caught a 14 lb carp. When I went to turn it loose my wife asked what I was doing. Well, to make a long story short, even after sharing the nail it to a board, cook it , throw away the fish and eat the board recipes...I took the fish home. I hate to tell you this but the meat is white and darn good. Man I hate say'n that too!

JohnScifres,

What big town to you live close to? I'm located by Lafayette.

[TexMex]

Daniel, that sounds pretty good, gotta try it.

Gracias

[swampbuck]

Ditto on the FF bowfishin line,the stuff is great.Be for warned if ya stick it hard in a log or somethin on the bottom it's not likely you,ll be able to break it.

As for eatin....I boned out a carp once figurein I'd give it a whirl but I just couldn,t get past the bloody mush called meat.I gladly give them to anybody that wants them but mostly catch and release.Be forwarned about the catch-n-release program LOL depending on where ya are it may not be legal.Here you hafta be 100yrds from shore to release fish parts.

[Shaun]

Smoke em! Kinda hard to keep lit but...

Really, try slow smoking in your pig smoker and baste with a mix of vinigar and brown sugar.

[northener]

I fillet them out and then smoke em. You need to soak in a brine solution before smoking. This cures the meat.

[VTer]

I'd hate to work w/ you in the afternoon........smelling like carp and a squished hamburger in your pocket!

[Bull Grizzly]

If anyone want to get the real fishy taste of the fish away, cook it whole and run a few rows of mustard in the middle ( by the back bone).  Still add your bacon, onions and all and you will be so surprised at the delicate taste you get this way.  I regurlarly do this for Jackfish.

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[Ray Hammond]

Would you look at the shoulders on that boy????? That's from draggin big porkers out of the south texas brush real regular, I imagine!

[Terry Green]