Saturday, September 8, 2012

Carp Fishing: The Next Big Thing In The Angling World

By Ronald Jassephilld


Because carps can grow into giants and they can put up a good fight when hooked many anglers around the world are beginning to like catching carps for sport. In the US and in New Zealand, among other countries, carps are seen as harmful to the habitat of native fishes and other wildlife. Some anglers believe that making carp fishing an active and regular sport in communities that see carp as damaging invasive species will help lessen the harmful effects of the fish in the environment where they were illegally introduced. This will also help improve the general image of the fish to the public.

Carp as a sport fish is already well known among European anglers. The reputation of the fish's size potential and fighting spirit have made carp fishing businesses a success. The sales of carp tackle is consistently up in this part of the world.

In the US, many communities where the carp fish have been introduced inappropriately still think of the fish as a pest. But many angling organizations are trying to change this image. Through the efforts of the local and national organizations of carp anglers, events for catching carps as a sport are becoming more popular in many states.

Similar to the carp popularity phenomenon in the US, the Canadians are beginning to enjoy angling carps. This is due to the difficulty of good fly fishing enthusiasts of catching this particular fish. In places like New Zealand where the species have been carelessly introduced, they are labeled as a danger to the local habitat. Some countries even require anglers to kill the fish if they are captured.

If you want to begin a hobby as a carp angler, you need to prepare familiarize yourself with carp rigs and look for natural bodies of water in your area that are carp habitat. They can be found in ponds, rivers, and lakes where there are many aquatic plants. Sometimes they also venture to brackish waters as long as the water is not too salty. In general though, they are known thrive in bodies of slow moving freshwater.




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