ORIGINAL: bowman15
Even tho carp SHOULD be thrown on the bank/removed from the water, with the politically-correct attitude of the general-public, it would be catastrophic for In-Fisherman if they did something like that.
I would have to completely disagree. By doing what they did they are promoting carp to be like a sport fish where they are fun to catch and should be saved to the public eye.....Actually it would be in great interest if they would have done a lil segemnt in there about how bad these fish really are giving some statistics and inform peoplewhy they need to be removed when ever possible. This would be great for them to educate sport fishers and others alike as to how we need to preserve our waters and game fish as much as possible. No they shouldn't throw them on the bank in that situatioin but IMO they should have put them on a stringer and disposed of them after the show. Sure it could be a disaster for In-fisherman but if it would have been handles the right way and the way it should have been things would have they would have been just fine......... No carp is a good carp and the public should be made know that..... Doing what they did is completely contradicting what a show like that is all about, preserving sport fishing and education of sport fish. If they wanted to be politicaly correct about it, if thats the word for it, they shouldnever have done a show on sport catching carp!!WCL