Re: [Paddlewise] Inuit hunting

>There is a local lake which is overrun with introduced grass carp, 
>which everyone wants removed, but no one can figure a way to 
>remove them.  Its so bad, that they are actually illegal to release if 
>you happen to catch one; law states that it must be killed and 
>gutted immediately after landing.   So maybe this is an idea for a 
>wierd kayak tournament!!!   Kayaker who harpoons the greatest 
>mass of grass carp wins some cool prize.   Revive ancient 
>kayaking skills and help save native plants (and thus fish) from the 
>bottomless stomachs of 100lb grass carp.

This lake I'm looking at isn't quite as bad, but there are sure a potload
of carp in it. I think trying out spearing carp Inuit style would be fun,
but this would really be different. There's no way that the carp could
ever actually be removed short of rotenone (which kills everything else,
too), but a tournament like that might put a dent in them . . . who knows,
we may have started something!

-- Wes

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