My daughters boyfriend caught this today 55 lbs. and 49 inches. He said it took him a long time to get it in. He was shore fishing.
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No..actually he weighed n measured it and released it. Them things can last out of the water a little longer than a normal fish, he said it swam away pretty good. So hopefully it made it.
Great catch and a great picture too.:B That fish probably does more good in Mog than as garden fertilizer. We have two of them about that size in the large pond/small lake out front and they do a number on the shore grass and weeds.
out front and they do a number on the shore grass and weeds.
You are not allowed to take Grass Carp from Mogadore. They must be immediatly returned if caught.
I beg to disagree, they stock them for aquatic vegetation control.
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It is probably different from lake to lake but I do know that ODNR did post that bow fisherman were not allowed to target grass carp at Wingfoot. But Mogadore might be a different story. Regardless awesome fish, had to be a thrill reeling that in. Don't know that much about carp anyone have a guess how old that fish would be?
See item # E
1501:31-13-08 [Effective until 3/1/2012] Fish daily bag limits: protected species.
(A) Throughout the state it shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than six saugeyes, six sauger, or six walleyes, singly or in the aggregate in any one day while on of any stream, river or other body of water where fishing therein requires the licenses set forth in section 1533.32 of the Revised Code; excepting therefrom the “lake Erie sport fishing district” in accordance with rule 1501:31-13-14 of the Administrative Code. Provided further, it shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than ten saugeyes, ten walleyes, or ten sauger singly or in the aggregate in the Ohio river zone in accordance with the rule 1501:31-13-11 of the Administrative Code.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess more than: one muskellunge, or one tiger muskellunge, singly or in the aggregate; or five black bass, including smallmouth, largemouth, or Kentucky spotted bass, singly or in the aggregate in any one day statewide, except in the Ohio River zone and Pymatuning lake in accordance with rule 1501:31-13-11 and paragraph (Q) of rule 1501:31-13-07 of the Administrative Code.
(C) The possession limits set forth in paragraphs (A), (B) and (L) of this rule shall not apply to such fish when transported on a commercial ferry boat in lake Erie.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess blue pike or sturgeon from lake Erie or any of its tributaries.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to take or possess white amur or grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) from waters owned, leased, or controlled by the division of wildlife.
I cant remember the year when the first grass carp were stocked. but i know it was then pres of goodyear hunting fishing club Ben Dolphal.
I remember when they stocked theose things in there. Everyones right about not keeping them. But I highly doubt weighing, and taking a couple pics would get anyone in any trouble. I know bass guys that hate those things because they eat all the cover. Back when they stocked them I thought I heard they get 5' long.
There are a number of differences between the Grass Carp and your
regular,run of the mill Common Carp.Most notable are the lack of barbels,
the tough,upward shaped mouth and the shark-like dorsal fin of the Grass
Carp.....Not to mention that Grassies can potentially grow 2,even 3 times
as large as the average Common Carp!...Documented as much as 150lbs in
native lands!Routinely taken by bow around the US at 70-80lb+!
Contrary to their name and general belief that they are exclusively
herbivores,I've actually found them to be in fact more omnivores with
a strong herbivorous tendency!They eat a lot of weed no doubt!But
they will indulge in all sorts of food items.I've seen them taken on
everything from hot dogs to nightcrawlers!
Just this summer I witnessed a handful of Grassies nose down and
consume several kilos of a high protein,meat and fish meal based boilie
with a very fishy aroma,they took to it like they had been eating it
for years!They actually came back several times looking for more!It
was definitely an eye opening experience and solidified my belief in
what I stated above.
Kuddos to kiddo for releasing the fish unharmed! They are worth their weight in gold for the pounds of weeds they consume. The amurs are sterile-they will never reproduce. They cost lots of the sportsman's money in terms of memberships, license fee proceeds, and donations when the Goodyear H&F Club started stocking them I'd say in the early 90's. The project just flat was too expensive but was a valiant attempt to try and return the badly weeded-in Mog Res to the pan fish paradise it once was. The lake is much better for it. I was involved with the amur stockings at Wingfoot when that lake was about to turn into a grass field and it is much better for it as well. I hope all our members pass the word along to their friends not to bother them(heaven forbid, shoot one with an arrow!) at either of these lakes. They can live to be 100 years old and grow to over 100# if left alone. I have 2-3 in my pond that are survivors of an orig stocking of 8 over 20 yrs ago. They are prob 30 lbs and over 3 ft long. No weed problems since I first put them in there. Even back then, they were $10-15 each to buy and were around 12".
Every common carp I've caught all had "shark like" dorsal fins. Everything else though is spot on.
Yes in a way I suppose,but the dorsal of a Grass Carp is more
triangular and very much like the dorsal of a shark as apposed to
the long fading dorsal of a Common that covers much of the latter
half of its back.Grassers often cruise the surface with their dorsal
fins breaking the surface,just as sharks are known to do.
Great photo, I'm glad you returned it
There's a couple of those swimming in the pond at my gun club. I was fishing there one day last summer and one of our trustees was driving by, saw me and made it a point to stop his car, get out, walk all the way over to me on the other side of the pond and inform me if I catch one and don't return it immediately, I would have to replace it or no longer be a member needless to say, I was no longer casting towards it.lol.
There's a couple of those swimming in the pond at my gun club. I was fishing there one day last summer and one of our trustees was driving by, saw me and made it a point to stop his car, get out, walk all the way over to me on the other side of the pond and inform me if I catch one and don't return it immediately, I would have to replace it or no longer be a member
needless to say, I was no longer casting towards it.lol.-
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