tinycarper Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Been few good days of carping, just something fun about when you see the tip of your rod get near the butt of it lol. Here are just a few pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFishBass Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Awesome fish dude !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Great fish guys. Excellent mirror, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCLT Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 good stuff guys! nice mirror as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KissMyBass Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Nice fish! What waterway is this? I'm looking to go out soon, not asking for honey hole but just the general area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshowrot Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Very nice mirror. Looks like you had alot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niagarangler89 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Great report and nice pics! Please excuse my ignorance, but do you or does anyone else know why mirrors look the way they do? Is it a mutation or are they a different species/hybrid? I could probably "Google it", but the anticipation of finding out the answer is much better! Regardless, congrats on the catch! Still looking for my first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFishBass Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Please correct me if I am wrong.... A carp that has reduced scales and the body looks shiny.. genetic mutation of the "normal" carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Please correct me if I am wrong.... A carp that has reduced scales and the body looks shiny.. genetic mutation of the "normal" carp. It is not a mutation. Our carp were brought here from Europe about 140 years ago. They had been breeding carp there for the market for hundreds of years. They selectively bred carp to have very few scales, so that they were easier to prepare for eating. Carp scales are very tough and would easily have dulled the knives they had back then. This genetic trait is still in our wild carp. One out of thousands that hatch comes out as a mirror carp. In some parts of Europe mirrors are actually more plentiful than the fully scaled carp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niagarangler89 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 It is not a mutation. Our carp were brought here from Europe about 140 years ago. They had been breeding carp there for the market for hundreds of years. They selectively bred carp to have very few scales, so that they were easier to prepare for eating. Carp scales are very tough and would easily have dulled the knives they had back then. This genetic trait is still in our wild carp. One out of thousands that hatch comes out as a mirror carp. In some parts of Europe mirrors are actually more plentiful than the fully scaled carp. Thanks for the answer! Google couldn't have done it better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev G Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Beautiful fish! Nice job Tiny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCLT Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 as usual, Lorne nails it in the simplest way! Thanks Lorne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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