As for fish disposal....most times my fish are delivered to a sinkhole on my farm. Critters gotta eat too. Yes this is an exceptable method of discarding them. I do not agree w/ nor will I tolerate returning these fish to the waterways dead. Especially dumping them at ramp areas or near public water accesses!
Hog farmers will sometimes take these fish as food as it's pure protein and free.
At the UBK Carporee each may LBL takes all small carp from us and uses them for food for the raptor rehabilttaion area.
Many bury them in their garden as fertilizer.
As many don't like the idea of "wasting" this fish there are very few options and this is an exceptable way of ridding the waters of "exotic" and "non-native" fish. Common carp, bigheads, silvers, grassies, black carp.....etc are all non native and mostly inedible. The silvers are actually quite good w/ white flaky meat you just have to know how to extract that meat while leaving the floating Y bones out. W/ fish in the 25# range it's easy to get 5# of boneless fillet out of them.
Many of the native species such as Buffalo and Gar are actually quite good to eat you just have to know how to clean and prepare them. Catfish....I'll beat someone for not eating them..LOL
Glad to hear you had a good night on the river.
I shot down south of Brandinburg Sat night.
Had 14 bigheas between 38lbs and 56lbs. Prob. over 500# total.
Good night for the river!
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