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Offline bowmofo

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Carp Shooting
« on: May 10, 2007, 09:50:00 PM »
Any Bowfishermen puting a dent in the egg sucking bottom feeder population yet? any tips or  estimated spawning Times will be appriciated. I live in NE Ohio early june should be hot!  Mike  :goldtooth:
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Offline vermonster13

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2007, 09:59:00 PM »
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Offline Fletcher

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2007, 10:05:00 PM »
Yeah, put a few down at the local lake last Sunday just wading the shore.  Weather permitting, I'll get the boat out this weekend.  Some spawning still going on here; look for water temps around 65 deg and hit the shallows.
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Offline Philip Morris

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2007, 10:00:00 AM »
I keep trying and missing.  Not seeing many carp but seeing 12-20 gar an outing.  Just cant seem to make perfect shots.

Phil
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Offline Brad_Gentry

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2007, 01:19:00 PM »
I shot a bunch last Sunday that were spawning here in central Illinois. Had a blast! Figured I'd relax for a fun couple hours of bowfishing, and after 30 minutes I already had more than I wanted to clean. I guess I hit it just right.

I had this up on the daily hunt pics thread...
 
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Offline LC

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2007, 06:19:00 PM »
This is my favorite time of the year for carp. Don't know why but right now around my area it seems the big ol females are up in the shallows feeding heavy for the upcoming spawn! Don't see alot but what you see are awesome. Went last night and shot one grass carp that was 47" long and 27 1/2" girth and bottomed out my weight scale at 28lbs and still had about a third of the fish on the ground! Awesome evening.
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Offline Weekend Warrior

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2007, 06:21:00 PM »
Any of you eat Carp?  How do you fix them?
I know the old carp board receipe  :D
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Offline On Fire aka Charlie

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2007, 09:27:00 PM »
Does this one count?
 
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Offline Blackhawk

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2007, 09:56:00 PM »
YIKES!

How much did that weigh "on fire"?

NICE PIC!!
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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2007, 10:59:00 PM »
Wow Charlie!! Nice Grassie.
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Offline fireman_3311

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2007, 01:18:00 AM »
OK, You WIN!!!!!!!!!! Nice fish!!!!!!!!!!
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Offline 2-BIG

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2007, 03:45:00 AM »
Shot some yesterday morning. Still kinda early around here but I found a spot where water flows over a dike in a large flooding and the carp were trying to cross it. When I first walked up to the spot I could see dozens of carp but after shooting a few the rest headed for deeper water. They appeared to be all males, the females come in later than the males and are MUCH larger.
   

 
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Offline On Fire aka Charlie

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2007, 06:02:00 PM »
34# 15 oz.  We saw some alot bigger but dark skies and wind make it hard to see them before they see you.  Here's a common.
 

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Offline bowmac

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2007, 10:05:00 PM »
Didn't do any good turkey huntin' this morning so my Youngest (Damon) and I grabbed the canoe and headed for some flooded backwaters. Had a pretty good 2 hours worth. Shot 9 gar and 2 carp, also missed several.

 
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Offline Aeronut

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2007, 10:30:00 PM »
Heck Charlie, that one counts as two!

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Offline Brad_Gentry

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2007, 06:57:00 PM »
Way to go Damon!   :clapper:
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Offline On Fire aka Charlie

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2007, 08:33:00 PM »
Damon, great job!  
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Offline BMOELLER

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2007, 09:42:00 PM »
Went out fri evening and saturday.  Fished the flood waters on the Platte River.  Didn't have have a boat so walked the levees that had water running over them in places.  Only saw gar.  Killed one 2 1/2' gar.  Didn't see any carp or buffalo.  Where do you suppose they werer?

Water was too muddy and the fish had to be on the very top breaking water otherwise I was shooting low and in front of the wake they were making.  Most of the gar were hammer handles. Real hard to get an arrow into.
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Offline TRADITIONAL ONLY

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2007, 10:03:00 PM »
i was gonna say that it was about 30-35 lbs...
and besides, thats a little squirt. we shot one last year that was 4 feet long and 65lbs, he was a fun one alright...
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Offline Frank V

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Re: Carp Shooting
« Reply #19 on: May 14, 2007, 12:48:00 AM »
Oh boy can't wait I just ordered a strap on Traditional mount for my bow from 3-Rivers. Frank
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