I hope if they're going to be dumping $100k worth of public funding into Candlewood to try and kill some weeds they'll at least have the foresight to restrict the taking of all carp by any means. Last thing we need is my hill-billie buddies shooting up $100K worth of fish.


In all seriousness, it doesn't sound like these things are the golden bullet answer, and if they're going to have an impact on the lake I would imagine they'd have to reach adulthood in large numbers. I doubt a bow fisherman who's never encountered one of these fish can distinguish it from the common carp already in the lake. Unfortunately the bow-fishing guys I know make fertilizer out of what they shoot - so their consumption limits don't factor into how many fish they shoot.