This is a video a co-worker sent to me about carp hunters.
Basically, someone introduced an invasive, Asian species of carp into the fresh waters of Illinois. Not only is the fish damaging the local ecology, it has the incredibly bizarre habit of LEAPING out of the water at boats. Which would be fine, if it wasn’t a 5-lb piece of spiky lean meat. I have personally been finned by smallmouth bass, and can only imagine how suck it must be to encounter one of these flying fish.
To combat this, some local gentlemen decided to do battle with these fish in possibly the MOST American way they could – by donning spiked football helmets, taking up swords, and being pulled behind a boat on water-skis. It does my heart good to see people following their bliss, whatever it is, with such gusto. Possibly I’m also moved because of all the time I spent water-skiing as a child, which were experiences equal parts fun and terrifying.
Please enjoy.
For a wonder, this is not happening in Florida. But since I sent my dad this video it’s probably only a matter of time before it is.
Woah! Those chaps are amazing! Those fish look pretty vicious 😀
Lol! Don’t they look amazing? It’s like that one Muppet who throws fish at people!
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Lew_Zealand
I can’t stop laughing at how they just fly up out of the water!
Haha LOVE the muppet Wiki page – I am going to be wasting far too much time there this afternoon, thanks for that 😉
I know!! Those fish really do have a problem!!
You’re welcome! Enjoy the explorings! 😀