Other than the color, what makes them different? Is a carpsucker the same as a sucker we see in the trout streams in Missouri?
Other than the color, what makes them different? Is a carpsucker the same as a sucker we see in the trout streams in Missouri?
Several different species of suckers, some of the most common in Eastern streams can be White Suckers, Redhorse, River Carpsucker, Golden Redhorse. I'm just giving an educated guess that its a Carpsucker. Cant tell in the pic if it has the small whiskers that a common carp has. But the mouth is more turned down like a Carpsucker.
The mouth turned down and silver color is what made me think it wasn't the carp we see around here.
its a buffalo
they school up and run up and down the lower illinois this time of year
they school up and run up and down the lower illinois this time of year
It's other common name is "Oklahoma Bone Fish". =)
Pretty light colored for a carp from my area. Of course, the water is always muddy. Could it be a Buffalo? They take on a more silver color.
Never the less, I'll bet he had fun on that light line.
Love the duct tape glove
I just said carp, could be a buffalo, I don't know for sure, I do know it wasn't a Drum like Jason thought. He had a cut on his hand so he wrapped it up with duct tape. He had 6 lb test I believe on his spinning rod.
Looks more like a buffalo to me. Been a long time since I've eaten any but best I remember, it was pretty good. We caught them below Tenkiller.
Huckleberry, nothing a high-pressue steamer can't fix. 
that thing bit on a moving lure? Interesting.
that thing bit on a moving lure? Interesting.
Huckleberry, nothing a high-pressue steamer can't fix.
that thing bit on a moving lure? Interesting.
It was hooked on the side of his mouth, I was surprised myself. I though he might have snagged it at first.
