02-20-2015, 12:05 PM
[quote Ezpz13]As a preface I follow rules and kill orders as written, but wouldn't the Pike keep the carp numbers down? If so, is that so terrible?
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[#0000FF]As a preface, yes, pike do eat carp...and everything else. Only problem is that they generally go for the less spiny prey...like suckers...before they pattern on other species.
Yuba is a good example of pike not being a good way to control carp. The pike finished off the trout and then worked their way through the perch and walleye before lowering their standards to feed on carp. And even at their peak the pike were not able to make much of a dent in the carp population.
Wherever pike and carp coexist there will always be plenty of carp. Too many.
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Just my two cents (3 cents if you're Canadian)...[/quote]
[#0000FF]As a preface, yes, pike do eat carp...and everything else. Only problem is that they generally go for the less spiny prey...like suckers...before they pattern on other species.
Yuba is a good example of pike not being a good way to control carp. The pike finished off the trout and then worked their way through the perch and walleye before lowering their standards to feed on carp. And even at their peak the pike were not able to make much of a dent in the carp population.
Wherever pike and carp coexist there will always be plenty of carp. Too many.
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