05-19-2011, 04:33 PM
That is a very debatable subject, and one I don't think anyone could answer with any degree of certainty.
I theorize that it has something to do with parasites, the mud theory, or just having fun. I have observed this behavior in carp for years very curiously, and it seems so often that they are doing nothing, just sitting there, not swimming, not feeding, just suspended in the water, more or less near the surface, and then all of a sudden, they breach like Willy. And so often, the style of jump mimics a whale breaching more than it does a typical gamefish jump.
I have also spooked large and small schools of carp more times than I could count, and never once have I observed a carp jumping out of the water out of fear of my boat or body, save for the few instances that those fish were in less than a foot of water.
So I think the "carp jump out of the water after every loud noise" theory is out.
I also have not noticed a big problem with parasites on the carp, so it is possible, but I doubt that it is the case for our Mead fish.
I really think the most logical thought would be removing silt and mud from their gills and mouth, and for pure fun.
Stoopid carp. They are like the big, dumb retard of the playground. Big, dumb, and fun to play ball with, cause he can sure swing that bat...
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I theorize that it has something to do with parasites, the mud theory, or just having fun. I have observed this behavior in carp for years very curiously, and it seems so often that they are doing nothing, just sitting there, not swimming, not feeding, just suspended in the water, more or less near the surface, and then all of a sudden, they breach like Willy. And so often, the style of jump mimics a whale breaching more than it does a typical gamefish jump.
I have also spooked large and small schools of carp more times than I could count, and never once have I observed a carp jumping out of the water out of fear of my boat or body, save for the few instances that those fish were in less than a foot of water.
So I think the "carp jump out of the water after every loud noise" theory is out.
I also have not noticed a big problem with parasites on the carp, so it is possible, but I doubt that it is the case for our Mead fish.
I really think the most logical thought would be removing silt and mud from their gills and mouth, and for pure fun.
Stoopid carp. They are like the big, dumb retard of the playground. Big, dumb, and fun to play ball with, cause he can sure swing that bat...
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