Tagging Carp

[Neal]

Have there been any instances that you know of when carp have been 'tagged' before release? Whenever I have gone 'big game' fishing in Africa, all fish are tagged before release. This may be useful on very big waters to see where the carp go at certain times if you read the tag that has been attached previously. Just an idea, shall I go get my rivet gun now? Only kidding. It can be done I think without no harm to the fish whatsoever, <he says>.

 

[ 23. September 2002, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Neal ]

[carper-rw]

On most waters nowadays the carp have been named and are instantly recognised so we already have a rough idea of where carp go and when.

The only time I can see this working is on waters where the carp are hardly fished for.

[Neal]

Thats OK if u fish the water regularly and know the fish, but if you do not then you have no idea about what you have caught.

[RobStubbs]

Neal,

In many respects that's not an ideal situation. Most people would rather catch an unknown fish than a known fish and so from that point of view it would be dissapointing to catch a tagged fish.

 

From the perspective of fish thefts though tagging is altogether more attractive. Fish can be tagged (in the same way pets are now) with a microchip and stolen fish can then be identified more easily. It does however rely on a large uptake and people being caught red handed with stolen fish. At the moment it's only being muted as an option, but in the future who knows.

 

Rob.

 

[ 25. September 2002, 12:22 PM: Message edited by: RobStubbs ]

[Peter Sharpe]

If I started catching carp that were tagged, it would be the last time I would fish there. They'll be bar coding them next.