Do baby Asian Carp often jump in the evenings?

[SLP]

LOL, those Drum always fake me out and at first I think I have a really nice Lg mouth.

My first afternoon out this past trip it happened again. They are still fun to catch though since I just enjoy any fishing but I'm always a little disappointed when I see it's a Drum on the end of the line. Anyone know if they are OK to eat? They look like something you wouldn't eat but I really have no idea.

[crappiepappy]

LOL, those Drum always fake me out and at first I think I have a really nice Lg mouth.

My first afternoon out this past trip it happened again. They are still fun to catch though since I just enjoy any fishing but I'm always a little disappointed when I see it's a Drum on the end of the line. Anyone know if they are OK to eat? They look like something you wouldn't eat but I really have no idea.

I've eaten them (as a teen) and they came out of the KY River (Tate's Creek Ferry area) ... and I'm still alive to tell the tale !!

Seriously though ... yes, they're edible. They just don't have the greatest taste (kinda fishy) and are one of the fish listed in the state's Consumption Advisory for containing Mercury.

And you think YOU are "faked out" when a Drum hits your Bass bait ... what do you think I feel like when one hits my Crappie jig on 4-6lb line and an UL rod or 14' spider rigging rod ?? !!! LOL !!

... pappy

[CaptObvious]

Ah yes, the ol drum fake out. It's late in the evening, bass has been hitting pretty good. You figure you got another half hour to fish before stowing the trolling motor and firing up the big motor to head in. Then boom! Alright! Gotta big one! Then you start feeling the fish dig for the bottom. Drum! It's a 10-12 pounder. You finally get him to the boat. I don't want that smelly thing in my boat stinking it up and flipping and flopping everywhere. I reach over the gunnel with pliers to get a hold of the hook and just as I get a hold of the hook, it comes alive. I bend my hook, tear my jig or whatever. Time to tie on new bait, retie if he didn't ruin the hook. 25 minutes left. Good, a few more cast. Bam! Guess what? Another one. In Ky lake I catch quit a few of them. When it comes down to it though, im still fishing. The drum gives you another fight on your pole. Im retired and I know the day is going to come soon when I won't feel like going fishing or be able to so I reckon it's all good. I'm still chuckling over the "Tennessee tarpon".

[crappiepappy]

Capt O .... do a Google search for "Tennessee Tarpon" (aka Catfish Candy) LOL !!!

... pappy

[CaptObvious]

Thanks CP. Wow! Tn record 4 pounds. If your just looking for action on a rod, all that jumping and pulling. I reckon ol Tim Farmer even has a recipe for them things! Maybe they use the oil from them to put in WD40

[Moveon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnia

Daphnia are diurnal and rise up towards the surface when it gets darker outside and sink down into the depths with increased sunlight. This rising and sinking happens all the time and coincides with the rising sun and setting sun.

Maybe the smaller fish are chasing these small zoo plankton organisms near the surface and that is what you are seeing.

I have no clue as to what species of fish you are seeing. Without capturing them and giving them a through examination and counting the number of scales along their lateral line or the number of fins on their body or the shape of the mouth or looking to see if there are any teeth on the tongue can one truly identify a fish species. This I leave up to the fishery management guys. I took a course in this while in college but didn't really like memorizing all the Latin Names of all the various fish species at that time. Guess I should have taken Latin in High School instead of Spanish. Many things in science are based on Latin Terms still.

[SLP]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnia

Daphnia are diurnal and rise up towards the surface when it gets darker outside and sink down into the depths with increased sunlight. This rising and sinking happens all the time and coincides with the rising sun and setting sun.

Maybe the smaller fish are chasing these small zoo plankton organisms near the surface and that is what you are seeing.

I have no clue as to what species of fish you are seeing. Without capturing them and giving them a through examination and counting the number of scales along their lateral line or the number of fins on their body or the shape of the mouth or looking to see if there are any teeth on the tongue can one truly identify a fish species. This I leave up to the fishery management guys. I took a course in this while in college but didn't really like memorizing all the Latin Names of all the various fish species at that time. Guess I should have taken Latin in High School instead of Spanish. Many things in science are based on Latin Terms still.

For some reason your post made me think of the movie scene from GodFather III when Michael Corleone says: "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in"

So basically I'm back to where I started with really no idea and certainly not being able to turn it into me catching more fish.

Seriously, though all kidding aside thanks for the added information it was very informative.

[CaptObvious]

For some reason your post made me think of the movie scene from GodFather III when Michael Corleone says: "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in"

So basically I'm back to where I started with really no idea and certainly not being able to turn it into me catching more fish.

Seriously, though all kidding aside thanks for the added information it was very informative.

Aw, come on SLP! Just when it starts to get fun. To use your quote, "seriously," I too, learned a few things. I believe they're small skipjack cause I actually observed them chasing, targeting and eating the flying insects. Until this conversation I thought it was Shad.