Bass-O-Matic
Life of the Party
Suspended -
Generally referring to fish that are not moving, sleeping, "on break", essentially doing nothing but maintaining a steady depth.
Carp can suspend on the surface, even with their backs out of the water.
Carp can be "suspended" at any depth.
There is the very slow milling mode and even slower... drift mode. The weed bed lurk.
Seen em in big eddies adrift.. slow swirling on the currents.
I don't feel there is anything unethical targeting such fish. In WA State no license is required to fish for them. Doing so can be quite challenging and rewarding. This is an invasive species. Their "rooting" can turn what was spawning gravel for some panfish species into mud. Making it unsuitable, changing enviroments... I think perch and crappie bedding areas can also be damaged.
I've caught em sleeping (you have to wake them gently first to actually catch them).
Suspended anywhere from surface to maybe 10'.
Slowing rolling at 8' deep, by far the most challenging.
On flats so shallow almost half their body was out of the water. Pretty exciting just to fish this situation and hookup runs are gonzo!
Carp clooping cottonwood seeds on a lake within the Boise city limits. Not the best shot but you can see several seeds in the foreground.
Generally referring to fish that are not moving, sleeping, "on break", essentially doing nothing but maintaining a steady depth.
Carp can suspend on the surface, even with their backs out of the water.
Carp can be "suspended" at any depth.
There is the very slow milling mode and even slower... drift mode. The weed bed lurk.
Seen em in big eddies adrift.. slow swirling on the currents.
I don't feel there is anything unethical targeting such fish. In WA State no license is required to fish for them. Doing so can be quite challenging and rewarding. This is an invasive species. Their "rooting" can turn what was spawning gravel for some panfish species into mud. Making it unsuitable, changing enviroments... I think perch and crappie bedding areas can also be damaged.
I've caught em sleeping (you have to wake them gently first to actually catch them).
Suspended anywhere from surface to maybe 10'.
Slowing rolling at 8' deep, by far the most challenging.
On flats so shallow almost half their body was out of the water. Pretty exciting just to fish this situation and hookup runs are gonzo!
Carp clooping cottonwood seeds on a lake within the Boise city limits. Not the best shot but you can see several seeds in the foreground.