they are thiick in there and have been for several years. its a shame science cant come up with a answer. i read an article that said one was caught in lake michigan. if so they will infest all the great lakes in 10- 20 years. can you imagine how many of those fish could live in the great lakes!
no i didnt save the link taxi sorry. it was some news paper article up that way somewhere. they said the carp where found past the electric barriers.i dont think any barriers can stop these carp. im sure there are some evil hateful people that would(and surly have already) transport them. unfortunately nothing can be done about that kind of stuff. just finding a use for them is a giving up strategy, and wont slow the spread at all. a chemical solution is the only way i can see that irradiation would be feasible. south side of ft wayne there is a swamp that connects the wabash river with the maumee river. in a high water event they say it could be breached by these carp. that would inject erie with them too. if it hasnt already!the future dont look good in this area of the fishing world, any way you look at it.
Ice Mike I don't know what your doing with the carcus but you should take the time to atleast cut the loin out of the fish. That strip of meat is totally boneless. Only takes a few seconds to cut that piece from above the ribs to the tail. Good eats.