09-17-2005, 01:59 PM
Actually, Carp are great tasting fish. But here's the caveat - the reason they are shipped live is to get them in fresh running water for a couple of days to clear out the foul flavors of the waters from which they originate.
That is a common practice in many areas of the world with Carp - it does make a hugh difference in the taste.
I wish the DWR would change the rules for Carp and Bullheads ONLY - So, that a person could transport them live and use that technique so that they could stand to eat them without a ton of spices to cover the "off-flavor".
Now the smells involved with just getting the Carp anywhere would be a different story - I think a person would have to have the olefactory of a hound to appreciate the "roll in appeal" of that odor.
But then, maybe there would be some bucket-bozos planting them in other waters - I don't know why they would do it, but I think they would.
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That is a common practice in many areas of the world with Carp - it does make a hugh difference in the taste.
I wish the DWR would change the rules for Carp and Bullheads ONLY - So, that a person could transport them live and use that technique so that they could stand to eat them without a ton of spices to cover the "off-flavor".
Now the smells involved with just getting the Carp anywhere would be a different story - I think a person would have to have the olefactory of a hound to appreciate the "roll in appeal" of that odor.
But then, maybe there would be some bucket-bozos planting them in other waters - I don't know why they would do it, but I think they would.
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