I was bass fishing in the river the other day and started hearing some splashes out towards the middle. Long story short trolled over there and saw schools of huge silver carp with 15-20 fish in each one. Ended up hooking one (snagged) and fought the fish for over 30 minutes. Finally landed it and it must've been a smaller one because it only weighed 12 lbs. It was stripping drag on my baitcaster like crazy but it was one of the most fun times I've ever had. Never been deep sea fishing but i have a feeling this is what it would be like. It was awesome!

On another note should snagging/grab hooking be allowed for silver carp. IMO any way that helps get rid of the **** fish seems like a good option to me. I emailed DNR but have yet to get a reply. What are some of your opinions on the fishing techniques for silver carp? Do you think any way to get the invasive species out should be legal or do the fishing regulations still apply?