Boat registration may go up due to Asian Carp Invasion

[The Legend]

Saw a youtube video a couple years ago where some guys, in another state as I recall, drove a boat around in circles to get carp jumping around them and started slaying them with shotgun. Looked like an awesome time! How soon can we get a carp shotgun season put into effect!?!?

[SLP]

Saw a youtube video a couple years ago where some guys, in another state as I recall, drove a boat around in circles to get carp jumping around them and started slaying them with shotgun. Looked like an awesome time! How soon can we get a carp shotgun season put into effect!?!?

LOL, And we think the jet skiers are a problem

[smashdn]

It is not cost effective because the carp still don't pay per pound what other fish do. Catching the carp is not a problem.

http://fw.ky.gov/Fish/Pages/Commercial-Fishing.aspx
Click on the link on the right hand side of the page that is the excel file.

[SLP]

Apparently I have done a poor job explaining what I meant.

I understand completely Asian carp are not the most profitable fish for commercial fisherman. This threads discussion was about our tax money going towards the problem. My point was since they already own the equipment for shocking fish it might be a cost effective way for the state to spend some of that tax money in helping to assist with the harvesting that already is occurring. I doubt those commercial fisherman that are currently harvesting Asian carp would refuse any assistance offered from the state.

However since it sounds like shocking is not effective on these fish the point is moot regardless.