Extreme Bow Fishing cool vid

[JofZ]

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.fullscreen&videoid=1125465453

[VacuumVoodoo]

...disgusting killing frenzy:mad:

[gururyan]

Wow, what causes the fish to jump out of the water like that? I've never seen such a thing.

[PeeWee]

Wow, what causes the fish to jump out of the water like that? I've never seen such a thing.

They're an invasive species known as the Asian carp and they react to the vibrations caused by motor boats which serve as a feeding stimulous. They've been a huge problem in the Illinois River for a few years and are basically starving out native species of fish by out competing them for food; Asian carp have ravenous appetites.

The bow method is a bit extreme for my tastes, but we have a major problem here in the Potomac with Northern Snakeheads, so I guess whatever it takes to quell the population of the invaders.....

[gururyan]

In the Illinois River? How far south have they gotten, do you know? We float/fish the Illinois River here...although it's much to small to have a powerboat on it.

[PeeWee]

Check these links out, Ryan. They'll fill you in a little about what's happening and what the EPA and various groups are trying to do to manage the problem:

http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/invasive/asiancarp/

http://www.asiancarp.org/

http://www.glfc.org/fishmgmt/carp.php

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/LaCrosseFisheries/projects/asian_carp.html

http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/invasive_species/asian_carp.html

[JofZ]

it has become a huge problem as PeeWee said.
I do think if the coast guard saw this on a lake or river they would probably arrest or ticket the hunters :D
These Carp have destroyed our eco systems, well those and those Zebra's.

If you see one by all means fish for it. I prefer a more humane method, but what ever floats your boat. It is a nice little fight on a fly rod and they go for any streamer.