Why do Carp anglers always kneel when holding a large carp?

[fishdawg]

hiding your carp spots?

 

From who?

 

thats funny

[Victor]

we hide carp spots the same reasons why bass/musky/walleye/trout anglers hide their spot ... you might not like carp and you don't care but out of all the carp anglers there are unethical ones and we care

[Victor]

Here's another way to hold them

 

 

i gotta try out that hold sometime soon ...

[MJL]

i gotta try out that hold sometime soon ...

 

Victor, remember to use protection...

 

 

 

 

You know...An unhooking mat

[john vail]

do carp really have spots

[scuro]

Yeah it's from years of bruising caused by rank amateur anglers who consitently drop them on the ground...even when kneeling!!!

[bucktail]

Too avoid being seen by others.

Like the classic joke... what do fat chicks and mopeds have in common.

I couldnt resist!

[mepps]

When shorefishing, I always hold the fish while kneeling - easier to take a picture of yourself that way.

 

In a boat, I try and hold the fish over the water.

 

In either case, i figure is isnt good to hold the fish too high incase you loose grip.

[wolfville]

If you want to photo with a 10lb+ fish, and you can't hold the gill plate like you would with pike or muskie, it's only nature to kneel down for a photo. I guess if carp are the size of bass then we wouldn't have to.

[wolfville]

Here's another way to hold them

 

 

Mike, that's funny, really really funny. Would've been much better if you photoshopped Victor's head onto that guy. ;-)

 

 

Victor, if you do that with a big carp, I will give you two nash leads.

Edited August 1, 2007 by wolfville

[Rich]

They kneel because they pray that the next one will be a muskie.

 

LOL!! Ace!