>>How do you feel about having a UK
of carp fishing in the US depends on the
match angler competing in the WPC?
utilization of the species as a "roughfish”
If he brings his A game he could
alternate species. That’s a whole different story,
cause an upset.
but we have more then enough carp to go
around. There's huge areas of the country,
I don't think that a match angler could do much
especially in tidal areas where nobody has ever
under paylake rules. The rules would take him
even tried to fish for specimen carp. It's not
totally off his game. By the same token, if the
uncommon for 20-30 pound carp to end up as
rules were changed, most of the paylakers
crab bait in some areas.
would fish differently as well. I am confident that
Euro guys could compete at paylakes. There
>>I guess the next big thing is
would be a learning curve where they adapted
fishing from boats, can you see
to the game, and the rules. One things for sure this developing in the way it has
though, and thats the fact that some of us would
for Bass, Musky and even Crappie?
be more than willing to help the wildwater guys
learn the game. In 2009, I will personally try to As an alternate fish, yes. I could easily see the
set up a few tournaments at paylakes that really bass/crappie and cat fishermen making some
do give the Euro guys/gals something that really mods to their boats and using them to carp fish.
does cater to their game. We could write a book on the possibilities with
that one.
>>Do you think the many faces of
American carp angling that we see
>>So Tim, what are your plans for
emerging, like Wildwater, Paylaking
the future with the sport?
and Fly will help have a bigger
impact on the popularity of carp as
Dave, I just plan on doing what I've always
a sports fish?
done. That's to just keep the boards up a
running, and to try to help steer things down the
To some extent, yes. The potential for carp
best path. We've recruited a great bunch of
fishing to grow is there. I don't use the term
people to help with the board and the tourney's,
sport fish myself though. It's often confused with
and as long as that approach works, we'll stick
gamefish, as opposed to "roughfish". I'm
with it.
perfectly happy with trying to promote carp
I do expect the Southern Paylaker series to be
fishing along the same lines as cat fishing. The
much better for 2009, but to be honest I don't yet
sport of cat fishing really took off in the last 20
know the details. I actually expect that there will
years, and carp fishing could do the same. It's
be two different types of tourneys starting next
just my opinion that the key will be to project
season, as well as a few "crossover" tourney's
carp as an alternative species.
that would appeal to the wildwater angler. The
I'm just a proud as anyone else to be called a
actual plan will depend on what the members
"carpfisherman", but I do realize that the future
want, and are willing to volunteer to run. I do
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