crucians carp in silvers match - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

rossi · 16th February 2008, 07:19 AM

What do you think. Should crucian carp be allowed in silver fish matches. Tomorow i wil be fishing a silvers match which i semi organise. The pond in question has a very small stock of crucian carp and i would expect at least 2 anglers to catch one. They weight around 8oz to 1.5lb. should they count!

compleat tangler · 16th February 2008, 08:07 AM

be democratic and put it to the vote as long as everyone is aware of them counting (or not) then you should be fine. personally if it is a silvers match go with the ' all carp weigh 1lb' rule unless they weigh less than 1lb then their true weight counts.

Kingfisher · 16th February 2008, 08:42 AM

I always ruled carp are carp!

Dick · 16th February 2008, 11:04 AM

A lot of 'silver fish' matches are actually 'non king carp matches', so put it to the vote.

Are you going to let tench count? Or perch?

Ian.B · 16th February 2008, 11:10 AM

In the interests of fish welfare I like the carp weigh 1lb (max) rule. I personally wouldn't purposely cause a breakage in the assumption the carp will shed the hook.
The rule makes the carp worth landing but doesn't spoil a 'silver' match by someone hooking a lucky double figure fish.
Best thing like CT says is for a quick vote before the draw.

I had a 4.5lb carp & 8lb of silvers a few weeks ago & came 7th of 9 ! (& the carp counted as 4.5lb). Don't think anyone else had a fish above 1lb & the top three were all over 20lb.

rossi · 16th February 2008, 11:20 AM

good points there lads, to the vote it is

ridgeacre · 16th February 2008, 11:26 AM

to stop all arguments have a vote or it becomes a viscous circle, this counts that dont and so on

marky · 16th February 2008, 05:09 PM

As an answer to the original question - Crucians are not proper Cyprinides, so aren't actually carp.

Therefore they do qualify in silvers-only matches; at least, they do in all the silvers-only matches I've fished.

Kingfisher · 16th February 2008, 06:01 PM

Hope the F1'S and small commons have prominent barbules!