The lonely life of an American carp angler

[Hamilton Reef]

Could carp become the next big fish?
Angler hopes his fondness for carp catches on and the often-disparaged fish can get a fair shake.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In weather so foul that most people won't leave their homes, at a power-plant discharge pipe most people avoid, Mark Metzger likes to sit for long hours hoping to catch a fish many people would like to exterminate.

Such is the lonely life of the carp fisherman, long scorned as the bottom-feeder of American angling.

"When you mention carp, it's sort of like a four-letter word," admitted Metzger, wading shin-deep in slush on the snowy bank of the Potomac River on a 30- degree Sunday morning.

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[alex-v]

Ah, "carpazoids"; not sure that I like finding out that there are a lot of people going after my big fish.

"When you mention carp, it's sort of like a four-letter word," admitted Metzger,...
Well, of course it is. C-A-R-P, four letters, count em.:)

[sfw1960]

KILL 'EM ALL!!
& Let Alex smoke 'em & pass it out as beeF JerKY!!!

:lol:

Woo hooooooooooo!
:evilsmile

[stinger63]

While not highly prized game fish they have and do provide great fighting ability.Kinda like praticing for salmon:lol:

[sfw1960]

Right you are Aaron!
The only thing is - I do not "prize" salmon like most - they rate up there with KarP to me...
They do thrash like the dickens!

I'm a Perch/eYe/Gill kinda frEEk....
:corkysm55


Robert

[alex-v]

KILL 'EM ALL!!
& Let Alex smoke 'em & pass it out as beeF JerKY!!!

I wonder if some "Carky" just couldn't be made? Kinda like them salted and smoked herring fillets called "Blind Robins".

[waterfoul]

Those guys need to fish the pond across the street from me! There are some HUGE carp in there.

[alex-v]

Those guys need to fish the pond across the street from me! There are some HUGE carp in there.
Why those guy? What is it, a private pond? How big is it? Does it have water flowing in and out or is it stagnant?

[sfw1960]

It's Battjes Pond (5-6 acres) , on the border of Grand Rapids & Wyoming , Alex... it also has this HUGE junkyard on one side of it... the water's green just like Prestone anti -freeze!!
:yikes:
LOL!
Everything glows in there... nite fishing , you don't even need a lantern!
:SHOCKED:

I think they bite on them Senk0s too....
:evilsmile

[alex-v]

There is a greenish blue lake up along M-46 near Edmore? But, no junk yard next to it. Oh, well, could have had some fun one Sunday afternoon eradicating some carp.