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Does this look ugly and slimy to you? |
I would argue that anyone that has had the opportunity to admire a carp up close, or pursue them with a fly rod, would refrain from using descriptive terms like "ugly" and/or "slimy". I understand that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and is completely subjective. I don't expect everyone to share in my fascination of this species, or even enjoy fishing for them as much as I do. I only ask that you refrain from judging a fish before you've fished for it and/or touched it. Put a northern and a carp in a slimy grudge match and the northern will come out slimier every time.
I believe the common carp has a bad rep for two reasons:
1 - Their lifestyle (depending on the fishery) is a bit less lavish than people would like to see. Thought, by many, to eat trash and live in "dirty" water, commons make their living scavenging for any aquatic worms, insects or crustaceans that await. They are always seen while fishing for other species, and every-so-often, caught by accident when one grabs a nearby crawler or hapless minnow. When the fight is on, there are nothing but positive remarks from the angler hauling in their trophy. That is until they see that pretty face smiling back at them. Then it's, "Oh (explative)! It's only a (explative) carp!"

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