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That's why that guy is a newscaster! LOL - He really should be on the stage instead.
As far as the carp problem goes, I remember growing up in San Francisco in the '50s and '60s. There are a group of lakes known as Lake Merced. I knew one of the Game Wardens there and one year, they decided to poison the lake with Rutenone(sp) to get rid of the carp and goldfish species that were causing a problem. They must have caught over 500 fish over 10 pounds out of just one of the three lakes in one afternoon. Problem with the process was, they killed a lot of very large mature trout over 5 pounds as well.
Russ, you're probably right and this would be a very ignorant and poorly informed choice of our legislators if they banned ALL carp species. Every body of water has some form of carp or sucker fish in it. Never fished a lake that didn't, and I used to be on the Bass Tournament Circuit back in the early '80s, so I've fished most all of the waters from some in SoCal to the Oregon border. Obviously, there are varieties, such as the "flat head carp" described in the video that are even more prolific than other types. That doesn't mean they're going to take over the world. Simply banning ALL CARP would do nothing to eradicate the problem that currently exists in our waterways now. They've been there for probably well over 100 years - yet now their a nuisance? Maybe someone is creating the nuisance without it being of serious concern.
Mike
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