My wife and I were in a cove on KY Lake early yesterday morning that was full of white and yellow bass chasing minnows. As we trolled thru the melee, there was the constant and unmistakable swirls and splashes of Bighead carp---all in the schools of minnows. We saw no Silvers jumping, just the glimpse of the carp up to 3-4 feet long and the swirls like I kicked my 112 Pound RipTide motor on just under the surface.

I keep hearing and reading that we have nothing to fear from the carp eating minnows or harming small fish. I just have a really hard time believing a 50 pound Asian carp that sucked in a mouth full of minnows is going to spit them out and move on to other food sources.

I want to believe we are being told the truth about the carp and their effects on fisheries but I keep seeing things with my own eyes that tell me different. Catching a couple of Silvers on crankbaits HOOKED DEEP IN THE MOUTH on the rear hook isn't a coincidence in my mind. Seeing Bigheads feeding right in the middle of white bass jumps isn't either.