| One thing anglers can all agree on is that there is | | | | sports fishing. |
| a lot of love for fishing in the United States. From | | | | Carp fishermen in the United States may have a |
| bass fishing to northern pike and walleye, or to | | | | slightly harder time finding good gear because of |
| stream based fish like trout or blue gill, there are | | | | this. Finding good bass gear is easy because there |
| fishermen who love to go after them all. | | | | are hundreds of thousands of avid fishermen who |
| Strangely enough, carp fishing has lagged behind | | | | love chasing the large mouth bass. With far less |
| the rest despite long being perhaps the favorite | | | | customers looking at grass carp, it can be much |
| game fish in all of Europe! | | | | more difficult for them to find the perfect gear |
| Still, carp fishing is beginning to gain a little bit of | | | | designed to land a trophy sized carp. In Europe |
| ground in some parts of the United States. A | | | | this is no issue at all, as carp in many ways is |
| non-native species, there are many anglers who | | | | considered the king of trophy fish there. |
| simply don't like these big voracious fish, but | | | | As carp fishing continues to gain in popularity in |
| many other anglers say that's the perfect reason | | | | the United States, this trend is likely to change. |
| to love carp! These fish can survive almost | | | | Finding good specialized fishing tackle and gear will |
| anywhere, and they can grow into giant trophy | | | | become easier as more and more outdoor |
| sized fish almost anywhere. Many American | | | | enthusiasts come to realize that landing a 40 |
| anglers have looked down on carp fishing, which is | | | | pound carp might be exactly the type of |
| a shame since in many places carp fishing is | | | | freshwater fishing they've been missing. |
| considered one of the most respected forms of | | | | |