"All carp look the same"...No they don't! - Page 2

fishypaul · #11 05-23-2005, 08:24 PM

just to confuse matters dan,i have been coarse fishing for nearly 40 years,i have caught all species of carp,but i am totally lost as to the identification of what i regard as the "new" species of carp.i fished a water a couple of years ago which contained ghost carp,blue orfe and grass carp.

i would like to know how to identify them if they are stupid enough to grab my bait,
is there a rule of thumb,an easy way to differenciate between them

Norfolkboy · #12 05-24-2005, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben

how can it be a fully scaled carp?! it has big gaps in scales

I said it was NEARLY a Fully Scaled! Don't you read the posts

Ben · #13 05-24-2005, 06:32 AM

like i said, all carp are the same, well most carp are anyway

tjnorton · #14 05-24-2005, 08:42 AM

How can you say all carp are the same??????????Each one is different appart from the commons but they can veary from lake to lake.

tj

Norfolkboy · #15 05-24-2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjnorton

How can you say all carp are the same??????????Each one is different appart from the commons but they can veary from lake to lake.

tj

Thankyou TJ

Ben · #16 05-24-2005, 01:49 PM

well i still think they are the same!

luke6661982 · #17 05-24-2005, 01:59 PM

Soon you will be saying the commons are different species dependent on the lake that you catch them!!

Every fish is going to be different, its the same thing sea fishing, if you fish over rocks, they are darker, sand they are lighter. but its not an excuse to call them fully scaled, one scale missing, oooo scales in a line.

I am going to stick with ben on this one, fair enough crucian, mirrors, and common, and thats about it.

desertfox20002002 · #18 05-24-2005, 03:48 PM

different carp dont matter to me just the one that get on my hook then in my landing net thats the best thing about taking my kids fishing even when i catch a small carp say 2.5 lbs they say wow thats big so i leave it at that

Ben · #19 05-24-2005, 04:33 PM

thanks for backing me up luke!

ChaosinDevon · #20 05-24-2005, 06:18 PM

I am going to throw a spanner in the works here..... I'm a coarse fisherman of 30 years, and it has always been my understanding that to qualify as Crucian Carp they have to be caught from Lakes officially recognised as containing crucians. Or it has to be verified by a vet who is expert in their identification.
Plus..... you missed out one other carp...... the Leather Carp, that has no scales at all.

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