You are so right about the dead carp. My 12 yr old and I went bass fishing 3 weekends ago at Tunica and did really well. We boated 11 and missed at least that many. We got there at 0530 and left at noon. The bite really slowed after the sun got high, but I was still shocked to see us catch those with the reports I've heard from friends. There were several spots on the lake where the stench from the rotting carp almost made us puke.